I found this in my employes retirement club letter and thought it might be helpful for those of you who don't understand how electricity works.
It was written by a widely recognized Master of Electronics.
ELECTRICAL THEORY BY
JOSEPH LUCAS
1834-1902
Positive ground depends on proper circuit functioning, which is the transmission
of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as “smoke”.
Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work. We know this to be true
because every time one lets the smoke out of an electrical circuit, it stops
working.
This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing. For example,
if one places a copper bar across the terminals of a battery, prodigious quantities
of smoke are liberated and the battery shortly ceases to function.
In addition, if one observes smoke escaping from an electrical component such as
a Lucas voltage regulator, it will also be observed that the component no longer
functions.
The logic is elementary and inescapable!
The function of the wiring harness is to conduct the smoke from one device to
another.
When the wiring springs a leak and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing
works afterward.
Starter motors were considered unsuitable for British motorcycles for some time
largely because they consumed large quantities of smoke, requiring very unsightly
large wires.
It has been reported that Lucas electrical components are possibly more prone to
electrical leakage than their Bosch, Japanese or American counterparts.
Experts point out that this is because Lucas is British, and all things British leak.
British engines leak oil, British shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brake
systems leak fluid, British tires leak air and British Intelligence leaks national
defense secrets.
Therefore, it follows that British electrical systems must leak smoke. Once again,
the logic is clear and inescapable.
In conclusion, the basic concept of transmission of electrical
energy in the form of smoke provides a logical explanation
of the mysteries of electrical components especially British units manufactured
by Joseph Lucas, Ltd.
And remember: “A gentleman
does not motor about after
dark.”