09-04-2021, 08:13 AM
Thank you Colin for that detailed reply, I was going to reply myself but you have saved me the trouble !
It does seem that the Lucas CFR2 cutout was adopted by several car manufacturers, some adopted the 3 rate charging option but Austin (as far as I'm aware) stuck to 2 rate for the Seven.
I suspect that the mighty Lucas would have offered a complete electrical solution to car manufacturers, and would have "held the hands" of their own designers during development. Naturally, their solution would preferably involve all Lucas components, unless the manufacturer insisted on mixing and matching with other component suppliers if they could strike a better deal.
It does seem that the Lucas CFR2 cutout was adopted by several car manufacturers, some adopted the 3 rate charging option but Austin (as far as I'm aware) stuck to 2 rate for the Seven.
I suspect that the mighty Lucas would have offered a complete electrical solution to car manufacturers, and would have "held the hands" of their own designers during development. Naturally, their solution would preferably involve all Lucas components, unless the manufacturer insisted on mixing and matching with other component suppliers if they could strike a better deal.