How much of a "friend" can she be if you can't have your "toy" fix? :-)
Ron
(roadsters, Zs and motorcycles and boats too)
Thomas Walter wrote:
> Hair dryer doesn't get hot enough.
>
> The heat shrink gun will get to be around 600F. Usually has
> a nice deflector on the end to concentrate the heat, and
> prevent things getting hot behind what you wanted to heat up.
>
> I still prefer to use "dual wall" heat shrink tubing. Inner
> layer is an "sealant/adhesive". Stuff works great on those
> super reliable connections.
>
> Usually the "heat shrink crimpable" connectors run about $10
> for a bag of 10. NOT CHEAP! These are the good ones you find
> at NAPA. Stopped in Fry's Electronics (just opened in Austin,
> well known in the San Jose, CA area... and places in between).
> They had a bag of 10 connectors for 0.90. I bought 10 bags!
> I am sure that is a mismark, but these connectors are a little
> different as they have a low temp solder inside them. When you
> use the heat shrink gun, it has the dual wall tubing and the
> solder pellet. Interesting stuff. I did about a half dozen test
> tries until I got a good feel for the heat being just right (hot
> enough to melt the solder pellet, but not split the heat shrink
> tubing).
>
> Oh... Fry's is a very bad place for geeks to walk into... Pam,
> a friend, has made me hand over my credit cards before going in
> as I seem to find all sort of things to buy! ;-)
>
> Tom Walter
> Austin, TX.
>
> P.S. For GOOD electrical supplies: http://www.waytekwire.com
> expensive source, but nice to have the correct wire and
> connectors on hand for custom work. Oh, the nice automotive
> wire comes in minimum 250' rolls... kept half, and sold
> the rest on eBay. Hint, the stuff you find at most autostores
> is JUNK!
>
> Pam Bauman wrote:
>
> > Instead of fire , how about a hairdryer? I would not want to explain to
> > the insurance company why the car has fire damage.
> >
> > Pam Bauman
> >
> > Stephen McCartney wrote:
> >
> >
> >>LOL!
> >>How do you make a Datsun Roadster bark like a dog?
> >>Take a blow-torch to the wrong part - WOOF!
> >>
> >>Of course, I might introduce a flame under there if I decide to use that
> >>groovy shrink wrap for electrics, but I think a cigarette lighter might do
> >>the trick for that job!
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>Steve
> >>(too easy to forget that some people don't speak Australian here! 8^) )
> >>'68 2000 Solex
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
> >>>Reply-To: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
> >>>To: Stephen McCartney <sgam@hotmail.com>
> >>>CC: bholmes@monk.aum.edu, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> >>>Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
> >>>Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 15:51:29 -0800
> >>>
> >>>For the non-Aussie's and -Brits in the audience... a torch is a flashlight,
> >>>OK. Stephen
> >>>did /not/ introduce an open flame to the under dash area of his Roadster!
> >>>
> >>>Gary McCormick
> >>>San Jose, CA
> >>>
> >>>Stephen McCartney wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>(Thought it might be worthwhile posting this to the list, too)
> >>>>
> >>>>Found it!
> >>>>
> >>>>It was pretty easy to get to, actually. Just needed a torch, so I could
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>SEE
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>under there! On the RHD cars, the switch is the same, it seems. As it
> >>>>turns out, it was simply a wire had pulled out of a connector. Fixed in
> >>>>under 2 minutes! Does that make me a qualified roadster mechanic? No?
> >>>>Guess I'll keep going to Lou for the hard stuff, then.
> >>>>
> >>>>Note to self: must get a cheap penlight torch for the in-car toolkit.
> >>>>
> >>>>Cheers & thanks all,
> >>>>
> >>>>Steve
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>From: "Brad Holmes" <bholmes@monk.aum.edu>
> >>>>>To: sgam@hotmail.com
> >>>>>Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
> >>>>>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:06:12 +600
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Steve
> >>>>>
> >>>>>That ones easy. The switch for the brake lights (on the left hand
> >>>>>drive side) in mounted just forward of the brake pedal.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Brad
> >>>>>68 - 2k
> >>>>>SEROC
> >>>>>Montgomery, AL
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Hello all.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Went down to the beach yesterday (28 deg. C!) and had a great time, but
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>on
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>the way back, a guy behind me stuck his head out the window and called
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>out
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>"hey mate, you've got no brake lights!".
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Sure enough, brake lights aren't coming on. Fuses are fine,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>tail-lights
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>are
> >>>>>fine. So I'm thinking that it might be the switch for the brake
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>lights,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>but
> >>>>>I don't know where it is. Any suggestions?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Cheers,
> >>>>>Steve
> >>>>>('68 2000 Solex)
> >>>>>
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