[TR] Escaping Prince-of-Darkness Problems

[Randall]

> If I do this, will I
> most-likely escape Prince-of-Darkness Problems?

Not necessary, IMO, Paul.  Those old clamp-screw terminals actually work
very well, and are still used (in modified form) on modern high-reliability
wiring.  You are quite right about the copper turning dark; that is copper
oxide (rust) you are seeing and it's a much poorer conductor than copper is.
(Actually considered a semi-conductor, and used in a very few old-time
solid-state diodes.)  But the screws deform the wires and mash them together
enough to get a good gas-tight connection.

However, as long as we are on the topic of ducking the Prince; I would
suggest adding separate ground wires to all the lamp holders on the rear of
the car; and using relays & fuses for the headlights.

Randall


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