Thanks for the info. Over the winter, I'm going to do a new wiring
harness. Better than watching tv, or sitting on the garage floor
re-doing a front-end freezing off body parts.
Pam Bauman
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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>>>>>>(334) 244-3713
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