That wire is braided copper tinsel which is highly flexible as it has to
cope with the points plate continually flexing under vacuum advance.
Replace it with the same stuff if you can, ordinary stranded wire will
fracture relatively quickly. The braided wire itself can't be soldered but
should have tags crimped, they can be soldered, but certainly one end is
secured with a screw.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dereck C" <derex39@hotmail.com>
To: <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: maxed out dwell out 40 degrees?
> Those letters LT have come up in one other question I had a couple of
months
> ago (intermitant tach) that you answered. I guess I should really focus
in
> on it. Mine does look like it has seen better days (Moss 153-640). I am
> going to try to pick one up at Motorhead today. How about the other small
> braided wire attached to the plate? It looks pretty frail. Has anyone
> modified this with new wire. What do you use and how do you attach it?
> Solder?
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