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1. Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:18:28 -0700
Hello Spridgets, So, today was catch up with the car. A wash, a wax and then installing some odds and ends. Of course I had to take it for a spin when I was done. While on the highway, I blew a fuse.
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00506.html (8,636 bytes)

2. Re: Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:10:11 -0700
See my comment below, but you most likely have a short somewhere. From you "dangling, taped wires wires/connectors" comment, I'd give it some serious attention before you have a disaster. Most "hobb
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00509.html (9,769 bytes)

3. Re: Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 14:41:25 +0100
I Answer ..... You posed the question and gave the answer the wrong way round! :-) How old is the cracked and brittle wiring harness that has been abused by PO's and has now been further abused by a
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00512.html (10,656 bytes)

4. Re: Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:43:46 -0400
I have a possible "we tight" splicing solution and what has been for me a preferable alternative to crimp connectors. Many times I have found crimped connections pulled loose or corroded, and the me
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00513.html (9,879 bytes)

5. Re: Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 07:18:22 -0700
No idea. Far older than the 4 years it's been in my possession. Well, that'd explain why it is missing. The PO converted it to a larger alternator. Somewhere I might have an e-mail saying what he use
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00516.html (8,360 bytes)

6. Re: Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:12:14 -0700
Midget wiring harnesses are much simpler than they seem. The circuit that you are having trouble with is the switched/fused accessory circuit. All of the items are fed with a Green wire, or Green wi
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00519.html (9,635 bytes)

7. Re: Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:00:19 -0700
Hi Jim, I agree, solder is a better way to go and your tip is a good one. I personally don't care for the typical crimp-on connectors that you find in the auto parts stores either. In my early days o
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00520.html (11,849 bytes)

8. Re: Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 14:42:15 EDT
It is possible to convert from a dynamo to an alternator and keep the voltage regulator box though I think it only functions as a kind of junction box. I have always preferred the conversion from dyn
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00523.html (7,714 bytes)

9. Re: Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:39:13 -0700
Junking it is probably what he did. The screws are still where it was mounted. Thanks for the confirmation. -- Alix '68 Sprite San Jose, CA /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00525.html (7,607 bytes)

10. Re: Electrical Questions (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 14:38:20 -0700 (PDT)
gerard <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com> wrote: I have found that copper wire of the vintage we are taking about is usually so oxidized that solder will not flow to it. Even scraping and the use of flu
/html/spridgets/2003-06/msg00528.html (8,350 bytes)


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