19-10-2017, 10:08 PM
JonE
Send off for a catalogue from Vehicle Wiring Products and one from Auto Electric supplies. They are both free and have a lot of information and a lot of bits and pieces and you will get a good education on what is available and on wire sizes.
I am pretty sure I know what you are talking about with the tubes with small hole in end that wire will poke through a bit.
If I remember correctly those things are for use on the end of wires that are being pushed into the terminals of things like the old side/rear lights. Those terminals were just narrow strips bent round in a circle and you push the tube like bits with the wire into them.
What you are describing doing will lead to big problems in the future just pushing wire in and bending the ends over out of the other end......you realy need to solder the multi-strand in position into proper bullet connectors. The bullet connectors come as crimp or solder type but I always solder. A couple of hours soldering will save days of frustration in the future chasing intermitent faults.
Multi-strand ends of wire exposed to air and damp will quite quickly corrode becoming blackish looking and forming a very high resistance to electric flow. A solder end where all the strands are "welded" together as one mass does not allow the corrosion on each INDIVIDUAL strand and a bullet is easier to clean up than many small strands!
Also a slight smear of electrical contact grease is easy on a bullet and will keep it good for a long time.
Please do not use those "easy snap connectors" blue blocks!!!!!
Dennis
Send off for a catalogue from Vehicle Wiring Products and one from Auto Electric supplies. They are both free and have a lot of information and a lot of bits and pieces and you will get a good education on what is available and on wire sizes.
I am pretty sure I know what you are talking about with the tubes with small hole in end that wire will poke through a bit.
If I remember correctly those things are for use on the end of wires that are being pushed into the terminals of things like the old side/rear lights. Those terminals were just narrow strips bent round in a circle and you push the tube like bits with the wire into them.
What you are describing doing will lead to big problems in the future just pushing wire in and bending the ends over out of the other end......you realy need to solder the multi-strand in position into proper bullet connectors. The bullet connectors come as crimp or solder type but I always solder. A couple of hours soldering will save days of frustration in the future chasing intermitent faults.
Multi-strand ends of wire exposed to air and damp will quite quickly corrode becoming blackish looking and forming a very high resistance to electric flow. A solder end where all the strands are "welded" together as one mass does not allow the corrosion on each INDIVIDUAL strand and a bullet is easier to clean up than many small strands!
Also a slight smear of electrical contact grease is easy on a bullet and will keep it good for a long time.
Please do not use those "easy snap connectors" blue blocks!!!!!
Dennis