tortron Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Nothing can possiblye go wrong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Yea steam doesn't kill you at all, it the resulting burns and shrapnel impacts that you need to keep an eye on. This is making me recall doing steam tables during my nzce, i might have to dig out my mechanics textbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Didn't @ajg193 make a steam lawnmower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 6 hours ago, JustHarry said: This. Those ratchet ones really need to be able to fold or pinch the metal . With the plastic in place this doesnt work that well Then if you've taken it off might aswell drop a bit of solder on it so it will never pull out Solder in a crimp connector? Some parts of the internet claim you will die of syphilis for such activities 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 41 minutes ago, NickJ said: Solder in a crimp connector? Some parts of the internet claim you will die of syphilis for such activities Idk about yous but crimp terminals especially those pre plastic ones from supercheap/repco always manage to work loose. Use quality crimp terminals. Drop of solder and a quick heat shrink. And you've got a joint that will never have a bad connection or pull out. It's not rocket science. /I'm sure most of you actually know this Ling 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsnz123 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Talk to motorsport wiring guys and its quality crimp all the things. Solder is brittle and fails etc. you can get snazzy spendy cripms with a serial number son when one fails you know which employee to yell at. /more ling 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 On 21/08/2022 at 12:10, Bling said: Just don't forget to count the engine on hours, that is the main thing to look for remember. Check the gloveboxes for Barries 3B1 book with all that data recorded. I know I'm way late but modern cars will even tell you how many times the starter has been engaged, how many warm up cycles it's been through, how many services it's had, how many over revs it's had etc. etc. So fuck your mileage. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 On 01/09/2022 at 20:06, Nominal said: Factory wouldn't use shit clips. Factory stuff is single use. Undo it, throw it in the bin coz it'll fuck out later if you don't. Ask me how I know.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletch Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 36 minutes ago, JustHarry said: Idk about yous but crimp terminals especially those pre plastic ones from supercheap/repco always manage to work loose. Use quality crimp terminals. Drop of solder and a quick heat shrink. And you've got a joint that will never have a bad connection or pull out. It's not rocket science. /I'm sure most of you actually know this Ling Use heaps of them on high vibration stuff at work. The good quality lugs will hold on until the wire breaks. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, NickJ said: Didn't @ajg193 make a steam lawnmower? 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 39 minutes ago, Yowzer said: I know I'm way late but modern cars will even tell you how many times the starter has been engaged, how many warm up cycles it's been through, how many services it's had, how many over revs it's had etc. etc. So fuck your mileage. Modern cars including a Swift? Impressive if so, didn't think they'd care enough to let grandma check her engine stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Probably the newer ones. Also, Swifts are absolutely shit. Barely a step above a Tiida. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 It's all to do with stop-start bullshit and calculating oil life and battery life and all that stupid shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 What a waste of time that stop start is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted September 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2022 14 hours ago, Carsnz123 said: Talk to motorsport wiring guys and its quality crimp all the things. Solder is brittle and fails etc. you can get snazzy spendy cripms with a serial number son when one fails you know which employee to yell at. /more ling Solder has its place, if you use solder in a high vibration environment the key to long life to also provide support/strain relief, the reason here is the solder wicks up the copper forming a defined change in rigidity, the copper will bend at near zero radius at this point and eventually fail, this is often inside the insulation and a right pain to trouble shoot. A crimp designed for this environment will have a bellmouth type exit which increases the bending radius reducing the work hardening effect above, even better is they have the electrical connection and secondary mechanical connection to the entire conductor and insulation. Adding solder to this type of crimp can easily negate the mechanical connection if done carelessly. Most important is to use the appropriate crimping tool for the crimp, ratchet style crimpers (when set up correctly) allow repeatable termination that plier style will never match. While the plastic type have a place, I personally detest them on the whole as they are bulky and don't allow visual inspection of the completed crimp, may as well twist the wires with masking tape. /triggered 6 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Linesman splice and tape all day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Man this is some wombling barry thead spec barrying 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 AvE to the rescue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Classic answer from him, it's farking bullshit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Fuses, When spec'ing a fuse, what percentage extra above max theoretic current do you chose? Obviously a 10a fuse with a 10a draw doesnt leave much room for error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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