Better yet Pam, Set your self up so you can build wiring harnesses as you
watch TV. Some people knit in front of the TV, you could have your own
cottage industry of reproduction wiring harnesses!
----- Original Message -----
From: Pam Bauman <ntrlclr@earthlink.net>
To: Thomas Walter <twalter@austin.rr.com>; Autox
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
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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>>>>>>bholmes@monk.aum.edu
>>>>>>(334) 244-3713
>>>>>>Fax (334) 244-3792
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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