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From: "William" <wschertz@ispwest.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: FlyRotary] Re: Prewired EC2 Cables
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 08:08:07 -0500
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John,
Did you use the 'racheting' type crimper that doesn't allow you to remove 
the crimp until full compression was achieved?
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045
>
> As for my "troubles", I beginning to think that these had nothing to do 
> with
> the EC2 wiring. I think what happened to me was a combination of lack of
> expertise and being in South Florida. I followed Bob Nuckoll's teachings 
> and
> used crimp connections. The crimps (at least when done by me) allow humid
> air to get in the ends. My wiring worked fine 2 years ago when I installed
> it. Two years of humid salt air and a bit of vibration has gradually
> degraded important connections and created nasty gizmo eating ground 
> loops.
> I'm now working to clean up the connections with heat-shrink soldered 
> joins
> and double heat-shrinked soldered crimps to fast-ons etc. etc. I'm working
> "top-down", as Tracy puts it, going after the high current circuits first,
> testing the resistance under load as I go, and making sure the connections
> are air-tight.
>
> You live and learn. :)
>
> Regards,
> John (Have soldering iron - will travel (eventually)
>
>
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