Long shank stone bit in a Dremel....
Cheers!!
Jim
On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:59 PM, <corvallis at peoplepc.com> wrote:
> I have used a wad of steel wool on the end of a drill bit; bit in variable
> speed drill. You have to blow out the conductive wool bits real good
> though.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Brad Fornal
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 10:13 AM
> To: Michael Rowe
> Cc: Spridget Chat Group
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] LBC Content
>
> I also have had problems in the 65 Midget, with poor connections between
> the
> fuse and the holder. A small bit of dowel, slightly smaller than the fuse
> diameter, wrapped in sandpaper, corrected that. Put in each holder clamp,
> and twist....
> ====================================================
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Michael Rowe <mdrowe at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> > Well, this must be a new electrical problem.
> >
> > The Midget died at a stop sign with no electricity to the engine circuit;
> > the lighting circuit was fine - a loose wire somewhere and my testing
> > equipment was all in the camper. So my wife picked me up and we came
> back
> > with a tow bar, but the problem was gone and I drove the car home. At
> > that point, I couldn't find the problem and I knew it will die again at
> the
> > most inconvenient time. Several days later, the tachometer and turn
> signals
> > quit, but the car continued to run and we got home - beginner's luck.
> >
> > After some wiggling and poking, it developed that some fuses had lost
> > contact in their holders, probably because quiet a lot of oil spilled
> out
> > of a loose cap on my spare oil bottle kept just above. So the problem
> was
> > oily fuses.
> >
> > Is that a first?
> >
> > Michael Rowe
> > '74 Bugeyed Midget
> > '60 Sprite kit
> > Long Island, NY
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Jim Johnson
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