Hi,

I have a few wires from the loom that have broken (one going to the front ignition coil ), what would be the best way to repair them?

There is not enough length to just trim it and re attach the connector so I will have to add another section of wire on. Is there a special connector I can use or will winding two bits together and securing with electrical tape be sufficient?

Thanks

Deadly_Viper wrote:Hi,

I have a few wires from the loom that have broken (one going to the front ignition coil ), what would be the best way to repair them?

There is not enough length to just trim it and re attach the connector so I will have to add another section of wire on. Is there a special connector I can use or will winding two bits together and securing with electrical tape be sufficient?

Thanks

i wouldnt twist and tape anything buddy,

only option is to solder and use heat shrink.

where are you located?

Thats what I thought, off to buy a soldering iron now.
I need a special hot gun for heat shrinking or will a hair drier/blow torch do it?

Hair dryer no, blow touch yes if you are careful but it would be easier to use the soldering iron. Just wipe the iron over the heatshrink after you have slipped the heatshrick over your solder joint.

ah cool, that will save some money and time, Thanks :D

i just use a cigarette lighter to do my heat wrap

You can get a good join with crimp connectors, but not the type they sell in Halfords!

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/wire_termination

without rubbishing your idea Mort,

im an electrician by trade and have SHITLOADS of crimps but would always choose solder and heat wrap over the crimp choice, because they vibrate lose especially on/near there engine area, get water & corode (unless you heat shrink) etc, i dont trust them i always do a TUG test after crimping which 50% of the time pulls the cable out, i have some proper crimpers too not cheap ones £50 ones!

I will prob stick with the solder and heat wrap option, I never was very good at crimping

porndoguk wrote:without rubbishing your idea Mort,

im an electrician by trade and have SHITLOADS of crimps but would always choose solder and heat wrap over the crimp choice, because they vibrate lose especially on/near there engine area, get water & corode (unless you heat shrink) etc, i dont trust them i always do a TUG test after crimping which 50% of the time pulls the cable out, i have some proper crimpers too not cheap ones £50 ones!

I'm with Rick on this one.

It's the fact their exposed to the elements they corrode.

This is why all the aftermarket genny / reg-rec kits specify clearly that you MUST solder the genny conections. The reason being is they carry high current and as the twist / tape or crimp method deteroiates the contact becomes more resistive.

Overcoming this restance places strain on the system and the contacts burn.. this is why the genny plug on the reg/rec burns after it becomes crudded up, weakest link in the system.

True the coils don't carry that much current but a bad connection is trouble waiting to happen and will stress the charging system in the long run.

Solder and heat-shrink for peace of mind.