On Tuesday 16 October 2007 08:18 pm, 60TR3A wrote:
> I am just getting started rewiring my TR3 with a Dan Master's kit. I
> have completed the rear lighting system & the gas tank float. I am
> now beginning the instrument panel. There are a number of switches
> that have hole in which you insert the wire and then clamp it in
> place with the end of a machine screw. My question is should one
> solder the end of the wire before clamping it or leave it unsoldered??
>
> Thanks
>
> John
>
> John A. Wise
> Glendale, AZ
>
> 1960 Triumph TR3A
> Commission No: TS80422L
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>
> 1977 Porsche 911S
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John,
During my 58 restoration way back when, I tinned all wires that attached to a
switch or in the case of the voltage regulator. It appears to me that the
solder creates a "softer" seat for the screw plus helps prevent the wires
from breaking.
It is alot of work but I believe it is worth the effort.
Bob
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