Slow Monster rebuild

350TSS · 12-05-2020, 07:47 AM

Thanks, Darren - I think I will have to invest in one of those.
Slob - you definitely have a point - my problem with crimps or soldered connections is keeping them in some sort of order, you just end up with a bundle of knitting with wires crossing each other, being the wrong length etc and they take up a lot of space like that. Choc blocks are about 10 mm between centres of the connections widthways and are not great when you want more than 2 wires joined. They take up more room than the neutral brass post (4mm wide) of a 3 pin plug, even allowing for 1mm polypropylene insulation either side and the need to curve the wire through 90 degrees to enter the "block" I save about 3mm width ways per connection and I can do 3 or 4 joining connections per 3 pin plug pin, each with its own grub screw fixing. I hope when I get it finished you will see what I mean in the photos.

12-05-2020, 07:47 AM	#11
350TSS Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Shipbourne Bike: M900 Posts: 1,421	Thanks, Darren - I think I will have to invest in one of those. Slob - you definitely have a point - my problem with crimps or soldered connections is keeping them in some sort of order, you just end up with a bundle of knitting with wires crossing each other, being the wrong length etc and they take up a lot of space like that. Choc blocks are about 10 mm between centres of the connections widthways and are not great when you want more than 2 wires joined. They take up more room than the neutral brass post (4mm wide) of a 3 pin plug, even allowing for 1mm polypropylene insulation either side and the need to curve the wire through 90 degrees to enter the "block" I save about 3mm width ways per connection and I can do 3 or 4 joining connections per 3 pin plug pin, each with its own grub screw fixing. I hope when I get it finished you will see what I mean in the photos.