Dear Metric

Things become even more complex in Canada where the SI Measure is used - Metric sort of - maybe not really but invented to pretend you are using a Metric System. - Resulting in Belt chafe and premature belt wear throughout --- including marine installs Sad - Really sad - we have never seen sadness like this - everyone is saying how sad it is - such sadness -

On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 7:35 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have and use these. They do get adjusted or they need to be matched to > the wire and connectors being used. More importantly the quality of the > connector and wire is what often determines the success of the connections. > For the most part, if you purchased the connectors at the auto parts store > you have junk. Even for name brand stuff there are different performance > levels offered. Many devices that have wires attached have prro quality > wore often not meeting any size standard, same with wire purchased > separately. Also for wire there is a lot of copper coated aluminum junk. > Also, the wirining in the Vanagon is meteric, not AWG so a bit of effort is > needed to choose the right connector and crimp it properly. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Eric > Caron > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2024 5:49 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Wire crimp tool, find > > Hi friends on the Vanagon list, > > I can’t believe no one on this list mentioned this tool to me! > > A friend stopped in to do a few tasks with me. > > While putting in the LED headlights, and setting up the blinking signal > lights in the headlight a spade connector on a ground wire fell off. Big > surprise. > > So I went to get my connectors, and He said Oh! I have something to show > you. > > I’ve always struggled with crimp connectors, ever sense learning how to do > it. Learning this was a 4:00 am lesson from a member of this list. > > So, my friend hands me a ratcheting crimper. It puts on just the right > pressure then releases. No more over or under crimping. He says it has > been perfect for him. > > This is a tool I need to find. Of course he doesn’t remember for sure > where he got it! > > So, now to find the darn thing. I will double check but I think he said > the name on the tool was Doyle > > Any one got info on such a tool? This will improve my wiring game a great > deal. > > Eric Caron >

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