<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Shortly after buying my car in 1998 I replaced all cables (+ & -) running from the battery with marine-grade tinned battery cables and soldered, spiked and shrink-wrapped the plated terminals. I have not had a problem in 20 years.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">If I were to do it again or replace I would probably use welding cable simply because it is easier to route through the chassis apertures, and it can handle more current since there is more copper as a result of the finer and more numerous wires.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 9:51 AM <<a href="mailto:rustyle@comcast.net">rustyle@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="gmail-m_4201850265338612157WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I always used Welding wire on my race cars! Worked great!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Seigrist<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Michael MacLean <<a href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Wiring Question<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Michael -<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Definitely no need to get the Rhode Island cable then! If there's one person I'd listen to on this list it is Michael Salter.... harbour freight it is!<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Alan<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 10:25 AM Michael MacLean <<a href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" target="_blank">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I'm sure the wiring from Rhode Island Wiring meets with concours standards. At the price they charge, it better. My car is not a concours car. I am resurrecting a Frankenstein of a BN2. This car has sheet metal and so many parts from other cars I can hardly claim even matching numbers. It did not even have a chassis ID plate when I bought it, just a frame with some suspension and some sheet metal which i had to place all but one door. Make no mistake , it is not a resto-mod. It will be stock Healey all the way. It's jsut the sheet metal is from several cars, the block from another, the head from another and on and on. Even though I have a bag of original helmet head connectors, I will probably use cheap clamp on battery connectors on my two repro 6 volt batteries just for ease in making the cable and easy replacement. I am not concerned. I am sure I will still get the full Healey experience driving this "Frankenstein" around.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mike MacLean<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><div id="gmail-m_4201850265338612157gmail-m_-3819661987795584798yahoo_quoted_4222100796"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 5:52:13 PM PST, Alan Seigrist <<a href="mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com" target="_blank">healey.nut@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div id="gmail-m_4201850265338612157gmail-m_-3819661987795584798yiv1706921772"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">Hi Michael -<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">The thing with Rhode Island wiring is that what they would sell you is something that would be very close to original, so usually their stuff is good for concours restorations.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">Best Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">Alan<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div id="gmail-m_4201850265338612157gmail-m_-3819661987795584798yiv1706921772yqt41820"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 9:04 AM Michael MacLean via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(38,40,42)">Who sells the battery to solenoid wire assembly for the BN2. It's a large gauge wire that runs under the car from the battery to the solenoid behind the engine as you probably know. Our friend Moss does not sell it. I can find it from our overseas suppliers, but I would rather source it locally if I could. I found it on the Rhode Island wiring site, but they want $90 for it. Seems a little excessive for a single wire with a battery clamp on one end and a crimped eyelet on the other.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(38,40,42)">Mike MacLean<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(38,40,42)">_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/healey.nut@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/healey.nut@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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