[TR] wire breakage
TERRY SMITH
terryrs at comcast.net
Tue Jul 31 15:08:11 MDT 2018
Oh. A quick side exchange with Bill (Thanks Bill), reminded me of a question I've been meaning to ask.
TR3 switches often (always?) use bare wire ends screwed into switch contacts. I've never had a problem with the connections breaking the wire behind the instrument panel. But I have more or less regularly had the OverDrive switch break at the connection over time. Simply, the bare wire must vibrate enough to eventually cause the strands to break.
I could easily solder the ends before screwing them down, but ISTR reading here that that solution only causes the break to happen above the tinning.
Any suggestions how to break-proof this?
Thanks again, everyone,
Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire
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