29-08-2020, 12:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 29-08-2020, 07:15 AM by Bob Culver.)
Hi Tony
Perhaps I should have worded it more carefully.
"If soldering the solder must not be allowed to wick up the wire outside the connector."
Incidentally some thorough souls solder wires to be held by grubscrews. This is a mistake as the solder flows aunder constabnt pressure and the screw loosens.
It is good to see spade ends on old cars. modern push on insullted look wrong. I used to live in Wellington notorious for strength of the winds. Sometimes in winter on SAE50 the car could not get out of 3rd with dense rain and salt spry horizontal. Despite open plugs never missed.
Perhaps I should have worded it more carefully.
"If soldering the solder must not be allowed to wick up the wire outside the connector."
Incidentally some thorough souls solder wires to be held by grubscrews. This is a mistake as the solder flows aunder constabnt pressure and the screw loosens.
It is good to see spade ends on old cars. modern push on insullted look wrong. I used to live in Wellington notorious for strength of the winds. Sometimes in winter on SAE50 the car could not get out of 3rd with dense rain and salt spry horizontal. Despite open plugs never missed.