Lotus Elise Service Notes page 509

Lotus Service Notes
Section XA
2. Master Switch Relay: Using one existing Pulsert in the battery well, mark up and drill a second fixing hole
9mm diameter and fit an M6 Pulsert A079W6156F. Secure the relay using two M6 screws, with a 'P' clip
located under one of the fixings to carry the alternator dump resistor.
3. Drill the topshell 13 mm diameter in the position shown to locate the Bowden pull cable. Fit the cable
handle and route the cable through the front compartment and plastic bulkhead cover to the operating
switch housing. Fit the inner cable through the hole in the switch lever and fix the outer cable adjuster in
the casing. Secure the cable to the dash underside with a 'P' clip as shown.
Bowden cable handle
Electrical Connections
1. Disconnect battery (negative cable first).
2. Replace existing 8mm eyelets on battery positive cables with 6mm eyelets using crimp and solder tech-
niques.
3. Fit new masterswitch (relay) into the battery well as shown in the illustration, and attach the positive
cables to one of the switch terminals.
4. Fit the new battery positive link cable (A111M0109F) from the other masterswitch terminal to the battery.
5. Prior to revised harness:
- Unwrap the main harness at an area 175 mm from the fusebox to locate splice 'D' where 4 white cables
are joined. Identify the thin white cable to the rear of the splice. Cut this cable 100 mm from the splice, and
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