Subject: RE: Progress
Author: Custom Guzzi
Date: Nov 15, 2003, 7:18 AM
Post ID: 1715226052
Pete,
No need to worry about the battery cables, I replaced them with new
ones. I work on UPS systems (battery backup, not the brown truck) for a
large company (Liebert/Emerson) and know all about the effects corrosion
can have on a system.
Bob,
To answer your question on the wire size and terminals, the terminlas
come marked in their box for a specific wire size range they will fit. I
think I have a chart somewhere that shows what gauge wire should be used
depending on the amperage being drawn on that circuit. Most of your
wiring on Guzzi will be 18 gauge, with some 12 gauge and 10 gauge.
Crimping tools can be had in a variety of $$ amounts. The one you get at
an automotive store that comes with an assortment of terminals is fine
for what you do on a bike. I use a acid flux solder on just about
everything I do. There are different wire types, just don't use
household wire for your bike as it is too stiff for this purpose.
Paul
Midlothian, Va
73 Eldo "Elvira" at a halt in favor of "Daisy"
74 Eldo "Daisy" new
Plsch-@aol.com wrote:
| Paul Just to reassure you, I think your connections will be bullet proof if you crimped and soldered them. I used to work for AMP and I saw reams of data on crimped termination reliability. The key thing is to have a good crimping tool and correctly size the terminal to the wire gauge. Soldering of course is getting metal to metal continuity but it does not have the mechanical strength of the crimped terminal. Having both is truly a belt and suspenders approach. A little story about this; despite the US military approving crimped terminals since 1941 and the automotive industry adopting it in the 50s, good old Mercedes Benz specified both crimping and soldering for all their cars until the 1980s. Guess even they gave in to cost cutting eventually! Hey, one last comment, double check your battery cable terminations too. Mine had some green corrosion on one end. Stripping back the insulation showed it had corroded about 2 inches deep into the cable. That will cause high starting resistance. Good Luck on the Project Pete in PA 71 Ambo |
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