[TR] Lucas's looseness limits lighting?

[60TR3A]

Another way to improve bullet connections is to crimp the bullet onto  
the wire.  I have to admit, that when I rewired my TR3 I bought one of  
the crimpers, but I never was able to get what I thought was a good  
crimp.  Others on the list, e.g., Bob Danielson, have said they will  
never solder again.

BTW, the FAA does NOT allow soldered connections for exactly Joe Curry  
mentions below - vibrations causing breaks in the wire at the solder!   
I have a colleague who is building his own aircraft, and it only uses  
crimped bullet connects!

John


On  6 Apr, 2008, at 12:00 PM, Joe Curry wrote:
> IMHO it is not the looseness that causes the problems but the  
> corrosion that
> occurs that will break the circuit.
>
> One might lead to the other but the culprit is moisture which seeps  
> into the
> connection because the connectors are exposed to the elements.
>
> Solder connections will of course make a better circuit but  
> vibrations in
> the car will weaken the connection and the solder connection is then  
> much
> more difficult to correct because it is keeping the two parts fixed
> together.
>
> Ultimately, the best fix is to replace all the connectors with modern
> moisture proof connectors but then your car would not be original  
> and that
> is a lot of work.
>
> Joe C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> dorpaul
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:52 AM
> To: list Triumph
> Subject: [TR] Lucas's looseness limits lighting?
>
> I am just now hooking up my taillights/stoplights on my '60 TR3A.  I  
> wonder
> if
> it wouldn't be smart to somehow drop a small drop of solder down  
> into the
> male
> bullet connectors to stop them from twisting and turning within the
> connectors?
>
> On the other hand, OTOH?, A man at NAPA told me not to solder car  
> wiring
> systems.
>
> Surely, Lucas's looseness limits lighting?
>
> Thanks, Paul Dorsey
> 60 TR3  TS71k
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John A. Wise
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