On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Radley, Jack wrote:
>
> I woke the family up this morning by testing my horn. Maybe I fixed it?
>
> As a newbie, my advice to any Triumph owner (after my short stint as a
> Triumph owner) is to pick up an assortment of electrical connectors and
> a good wire stripper/crimping tool.
If you can, solder the crimp connectors on. I buy them in bulk and take
the boots off (the yellow / red/ blue thing). Then use the crimper to
crimp the terminal on, fill with good (electronic) solder, and
heat-shrink some tubing on top.
Belt & suspenders? You bet. But I don't like repeat performances.
Sometimes it's a good plan to cut a bit of the old wire off and get some
nice shiny new stuff; often the ends of the old wire will be quite
corroded. I guess you could dunk the wire end in vinegar for a few
moments too, to etch off all the guck?
-Malcolm
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