In a pinch, I have used a product called solder wick to replace
the braided copper wire. Solder wick is used to suck-up solder
from a connection when you are disassembling electronics. It is
saturated with a chemical that makes it very 'attractive' to solder.
To use this stuff as a conductor in a distributor, dissolve the rosin
away with brake cleaner and add a little oil or WD-40. If you
don't clean it first, it will 'wick' up all your solder when you try to
install it! It will also become as hard as solid wire!
I have not used solder wick in this application because it is the
best product. Rather, I have used it because it was in the toolbox
when the need arose.
best,
Rick
> 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.
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