Subject: Re: Fused circuits & connectors
---- Mike wrote----
-- I might worry that the 22 bore cleaner is aggressive enough to be taking
off the plating on mild steel connectors--
> Mike/All
> I should have specified a bore brush with copper bristles which is what I
> use. I would not recommend using ones with steel wire bristles for the
> reason you mentioned. One or two passes through and the plating just
> shines. Nevertheless, I did replace most of the ones exposed to weather
as
> I noticed some had lost the spring tension needed to grip the nipples.
> Thanks for all the suggestions for using the extra two fuses. I will
> probably fuse lights and fuel pump separately.
> Another suggestion which I have found very helpful is to copy the wiring
> diagram at about 200% which takes three or four overlapping pages which I
> dry mounted on a 14 X 20 mounting board after positioning and trimming
them
> as one complete diagram. I also enlarged the legend and mounted it on the
> reverse side. Very handy and easy to read when circuit tracing.
> Mike Winney
> 68 GT
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