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Chris, I presume you meant there was no strain on the wire - just because it is short does NOT mean there is no strain on it. In fact, a short length of wire (particularly if too short) can put tremendous strain on connectors, so length has little to nothing to do with the wire being under strain. A short(tight) wire is also more subject to vibration fatigue as it is less likely to have much damping to vibrations. As several have said, this just MIGHT also be the solution to some of your EC2 problems. Let's hope it is. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Christopher Barber Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 2:08 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Just livid..... Thanks guys. I wrote NOS...course, I meant NOP. Hmmm, Al, I considered a second ground but was concerned that it may cause a problem I would be unaware of. Another testament to my ignorance, but learning and better everyday. I shall see what I can do. I think I may have over crimped this particular connector. When I examined it, it seemed more cut than crimped. Donno what caused that. I use a ratchet crimper and have not had problems before, however, most of my previous crimps were 20 gage and not 16, so I will check the tool and my process. There was no strain on this particular wire. It is the very short ground Tracy recommend, IIRC, to be shorter than 12 inches. I relocated my ECU to accommodate this instruction. <sigh> All the best, Chris Houston Bob White wrote: I agree, also if the wire can vibrate, do something to restrain it better. Bob W. On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:12:25 -0500 Dave <david.staten@gmail.com> wrote: Sounds like some strain relief is in order. Al Wick wrote: Oem solution for broken wire is brilliant. They use more than one wire for both ground and power. Huge improvement in reliability. -al wick I looked at the wires to the ECU and all was secure, EXCEPT, I notice my main (16gage) ground wire broke at the connector at the ECU. Repaired the wire. -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com