- Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:59 am
#43271
hi.
i have a RS 39 switch which i am willing to swap....BUT ONLY FOR A U39-l15
the rs 39 i have is NOS [new old stock] i think.[very good condition if not] it came in a khaki headlight that i got with an late model ARIEL W/NG all in boxes...[a friend of mine got one exactly the same [as a spare] with a bsa wm20. thats why i think it's nos]
re the U39-L15 ......
these came out on most army bikes late 1944. [so not for long...very few made before the war ended]
these switches were mounted on the frame under the seat on the plate pictured above. [not in the headlight panel as other switches were] the headlight panel only had 1 push button. [no switch OR ammeter] as there was no ammeter there was no way to tell if the dynamo was working so to test if it was working the soldier would start the bike and turn switch to TEST [the dynamo d wire was connected to the TEST part of the switch and directly to the tail light] and the tail light would come on if the dynamo was working.
as for the rest of positions....
T was for tailight only [when in convoy] the same as RS 39
H was for headlight
when in H the push button in headlight panel would switch between pilot light and headlight main beam [no low beam]
[ you say
Only way so far that I have worked out how to have the tail and pilot lamps on with the headlamp off!]
on a normal U39 switch if wired correctly it should work like this.....
OFF = off
L = lights [pilot and tail only] [which is want you want ?]
H = headlight [headlight and tali only] there was a HIGH AND LOW BEAM switch on the handlebar
hope this helps.
P.S. if you can find a U39-L15 [there should be more over there than here ] [i'm in canberra australia]
and want to swap i will pay the postage charge BOTH WAYS..[OR IF ANYBODY HAS 1 TO SWAP OR SELL] PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THANKS ALOT
PEGSY
i have a RS 39 switch which i am willing to swap....BUT ONLY FOR A U39-l15
the rs 39 i have is NOS [new old stock] i think.[very good condition if not] it came in a khaki headlight that i got with an late model ARIEL W/NG all in boxes...[a friend of mine got one exactly the same [as a spare] with a bsa wm20. thats why i think it's nos]
re the U39-L15 ......
these came out on most army bikes late 1944. [so not for long...very few made before the war ended]
these switches were mounted on the frame under the seat on the plate pictured above. [not in the headlight panel as other switches were] the headlight panel only had 1 push button. [no switch OR ammeter] as there was no ammeter there was no way to tell if the dynamo was working so to test if it was working the soldier would start the bike and turn switch to TEST [the dynamo d wire was connected to the TEST part of the switch and directly to the tail light] and the tail light would come on if the dynamo was working.
as for the rest of positions....
T was for tailight only [when in convoy] the same as RS 39
H was for headlight
when in H the push button in headlight panel would switch between pilot light and headlight main beam [no low beam]
[ you say
Only way so far that I have worked out how to have the tail and pilot lamps on with the headlamp off!]
on a normal U39 switch if wired correctly it should work like this.....
OFF = off
L = lights [pilot and tail only] [which is want you want ?]
H = headlight [headlight and tali only] there was a HIGH AND LOW BEAM switch on the handlebar
hope this helps.
P.S. if you can find a U39-L15 [there should be more over there than here ] [i'm in canberra australia]
and want to swap i will pay the postage charge BOTH WAYS..[OR IF ANYBODY HAS 1 TO SWAP OR SELL] PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THANKS ALOT
PEGSY
