Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: Progress

Author: Custom Guzzi

Date: Nov 15, 2003, 7:18 AM

Post ID: 1715226052



Pete,

No need to worry about the battery cables, I replaced them with new
ones. I work on UPS systems (battery backup, not the brown truck) for a
large company (Liebert/Emerson) and know all about the effects corrosion
can have on a system.

Bob,

To answer your question on the wire size and terminals, the terminlas
come marked in their box for a specific wire size range they will fit. I
think I have a chart somewhere that shows what gauge wire should be used
depending on the amperage being drawn on that circuit. Most of your
wiring on Guzzi will be 18 gauge, with some 12 gauge and 10 gauge.
Crimping tools can be had in a variety of $$ amounts. The one you get at
an automotive store that comes with an assortment of terminals is fine
for what you do on a bike. I use a acid flux solder on just about
everything I do. There are different wire types, just don't use
household wire for your bike as it is too stiff for this purpose.

Paul
Midlothian, Va
73 Eldo "Elvira" at a halt in favor of "Daisy"
74 Eldo "Daisy" new
Plsch-@aol.com wrote:
 Paul
Just to reassure you, I think your connections will be bullet proof if
you
crimped and soldered them. I used to work for AMP and I saw reams of
data on
crimped termination reliability. The key thing is to have a good
crimping tool
and correctly size the terminal to the wire gauge. Soldering of course
is
getting metal to metal continuity but it does not have the mechanical
strength of
the crimped terminal. Having both is truly a belt and suspenders
approach.
A little story about this; despite the US military approving crimped
terminals since 1941 and the automotive industry adopting it in the 50s,
good old
Mercedes Benz specified both crimping and soldering for all their cars
until
the 1980s. Guess even they gave in to cost cutting eventually!
Hey, one last comment, double check your battery cable terminations too.

Mine had some green corrosion on one end. Stripping back the insulation
showed
it had corroded about 2 inches deep into the cable. That will cause high

starting resistance.
Good Luck on the Project
Pete in PA
71 Ambo



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