[TR] Wire terminations

[Dave Connitt]

Speaking of bullet connectors, the ones that came with the Advanced Autowire harness I installed in my TR4A are solid brass and in my opinion are much easier to crimp and/or solder than the other steel pieces. Not sure where they come from but I haven’t asked Steve at Advanced Autowire either..

Dave Connitt

 

 

From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of DAVID MASSEY
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 9:37 AM
To: ccsimonsen at gmail.com; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Wire terminations

 

Actually, British Wire carries both solder bullets and crimp bullets.  There is also a special crimper for those bullets so if you are going to do a lot of harness work investing in the crimper may be justified just in the time savings.

 

http://www.britishwiring.com/Ratchet-Style-Bullet-Crimping-Tool-p/tt85.htm

http://www.britishwiring.com/category-s/267.htm

 

Dave 

 

 

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From: Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com <mailto:ccsimonsen at gmail.com> >
To: list Triumph <triumphs at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> >
Sent: Fri, Jan 11, 2019 7:52 am
Subject: Re: [TR] Wire terminations

I do love this list. After over 20 yrs, I still pull some nuggets. 

 

Forever (it seems), I had to solder tips of wires in bullet connectors as any attempt to crimp, just broke the barrel of the connector.  Having my own opinions on solder vs crimp, I made the best of it by cleaning the pointy end of the connector, stripping 1/4 inch of wire and inserting through the hole, then solder. That left the standed wire flexible when it exited the barrel. 

 

Crimping seems much simpler...  Now I know where to find crimpable bullets!

 

This will be handy as the DPO cut a perfectly good harness up during his dissamembly of both TR3s I recently purchased. I dont think he knew what or how bullet connectors worked.

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