Good morning, all.
Thanks to everyone who responded to my clock query yesterday.
On the way home from work last night I stopped at Radio Shack and bought a
15/30A soldering iron, rosin solder, 18-gauge wire, crimp connectors, a 20A
inline fusible link, and a 10A inline fusible link. (Aside: I also saw my
third tornado.) One of my buddies here at Dell has a history in circuit
board manufacturing, so he lent me some guidance.
After practicing with the iron for a bit on a sample wire, I loosened the
existing blue wire on my roadster clock and removed it from the connector.
I replaced it with the new wire, threaded it through the rear body grommet,
and connected it to the 20A fusible link with a wire nut. I checked the
schematic to confirm the circuit was 20A and used the 20A fuse from my fuse
box. I attached the rigged clock wiring to my 4Runner's battery with the
hands set on 4:00. For 30 minutes, the clock kept perfect time. I
remounted the clock to the dash and replace all four barrel connectors with
new, plastic spade connectors.
This weekend, new instrument bulbs and the dash gets reattached! Anything
else I should consider before the big finish?
Thanks,
Mark Kalmus
1970 2000
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