My "Big 3" in progress
looking at your alternator to battery wire though I see danger. it's pretty exposed and un-fused. It's usually a safe bet to piggy back over the OEM wire to the alternator without worrying about fuses. and always use a protective loom. How yours is now it's not all too safe.
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very good idea whosit! nice clean job too.
here is a bit of info for those that need it:
soldering is a very good way to connect copper wire to a copper connector. i am a plumber and if you use lead free it will be much stronger and vibration resistant than the more common 50/50 solder. the catch here is the connections must fit snugly. the solder is to be a thin layer to hold the pieces together, too much and the joint becomes a very weak link (too much movement). this is most commonly known as cold solder, the solder separates because of too much movement.it would be best to crimp the pieces than solder.
btw you dont need to know how to solder to do this sort of work. all you need is a propane torch, sand paper, paste, and lead free solder. after cleaning the parts with sand sandpaper. apply a little paste (dont need a lot here). than simply heat the fitting (in this case the connector) with the torch with the wire already crimped and touch the solder to the part where the wire enters. the paste will draw the solder into the joint when enough heat is applied. keep in mind that where the heat is applied is important. since the paste draws the solder to the heat, the heat must be near the end of the joint. that means apply the heat at the tip of the wire drawing the solder all the way into the joint and not just at the beginning of it.. i hope this helps for those that need it.
here is a bit of info for those that need it:
soldering is a very good way to connect copper wire to a copper connector. i am a plumber and if you use lead free it will be much stronger and vibration resistant than the more common 50/50 solder. the catch here is the connections must fit snugly. the solder is to be a thin layer to hold the pieces together, too much and the joint becomes a very weak link (too much movement). this is most commonly known as cold solder, the solder separates because of too much movement.it would be best to crimp the pieces than solder.
btw you dont need to know how to solder to do this sort of work. all you need is a propane torch, sand paper, paste, and lead free solder. after cleaning the parts with sand sandpaper. apply a little paste (dont need a lot here). than simply heat the fitting (in this case the connector) with the torch with the wire already crimped and touch the solder to the part where the wire enters. the paste will draw the solder into the joint when enough heat is applied. keep in mind that where the heat is applied is important. since the paste draws the solder to the heat, the heat must be near the end of the joint. that means apply the heat at the tip of the wire drawing the solder all the way into the joint and not just at the beginning of it.. i hope this helps for those that need it.
btw you dont need to know how to solder to do this sort of work. all you need is a propane torch, sand paper, paste, and lead free solder. after cleaning the parts with sand sandpaper. apply a little paste (dont need a lot here). than simply heat the fitting (in this case the connector) with the torch with the wire already crimped and touch the solder to the part where the wire enters. the paste will draw the solder into the joint when enough heat is applied. keep in mind that where the heat is applied is important. since the paste draws the solder to the heat, the heat must be near the end of the joint. that means apply the heat at the tip of the wire drawing the solder all the way into the joint and not just at the beginning of it.. i hope this helps for those that need it.
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