The message is included below: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From ui775@freenet.victoria.bc.ca Tue May 16 17:13:41 1995 >Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 14:50:36 -0700 (PDT) >From: Alistair Bell <ui775@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> >Subject: Re: 73 Safare update - curtains/cabinets/carpet/CB/cool! On Tue, 16 May 1995, John Anderson wrote: > if you're feeling super brave you might make it an electrical service > weekend and pull every crimp connector and solder it onto the wire as > well, gauranteed nearly as good as a new wiring harness if you're in the > mood for some selfabuse might do the intrument panel one day, the engine > compartment the next, lights on another, break it up a little. > Is there a trick to this? I tried a few weekends ago and I couldn't get the resin core solder to flow into the crimped connections. Yes they were dirty, but I tried to clean them the best I could with contact cleaner. I have heard of people using acid flux, but I worry about residual flux corroding the wire. Alistair
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