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When I do bullet connectors, I use the solid brass ones, and, after applying the proper hexagonal crimp, wick in solder through the hole in the end. The solder insures a good connection, while the crimp provides strain relief.
Delco/Packard Electric require soldering of connectors for field repairs, rather than just a crimp. Even using the proper ratchet style crimpers on my Weatherpack terminals, I still solder them. However, the Weatherpacks have built in strain relief, so I think it's a non-issue in this case.
I've never had a connector failure yet.
I think the ability to <u>properly</u> do a solder joint may have some bearing here. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
Jeff
Delco/Packard Electric require soldering of connectors for field repairs, rather than just a crimp. Even using the proper ratchet style crimpers on my Weatherpack terminals, I still solder them. However, the Weatherpacks have built in strain relief, so I think it's a non-issue in this case.
I've never had a connector failure yet.
I think the ability to <u>properly</u> do a solder joint may have some bearing here. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
Jeff
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I found this to be useful...
https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
From what I can tell, just about everything is 16 gauge in the car, which is more than sufficient unless you wanna run hundred watt brake lights, and even then it'd probably still come in under the 22 amp rating.
As for the 20 gauge fog lights, that wiring is probably too small, especially if they were the 80 watt variety. Even the cheap 55 watt ones would be close to the max.
https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
From what I can tell, just about everything is 16 gauge in the car, which is more than sufficient unless you wanna run hundred watt brake lights, and even then it'd probably still come in under the 22 amp rating.
As for the 20 gauge fog lights, that wiring is probably too small, especially if they were the 80 watt variety. Even the cheap 55 watt ones would be close to the max.
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I don't recall the AWG equivalents offhand (oddly enough the British don't use American wire standards); but there should be at least 3 different sizes of wire in a TR3 harness. The brown wires (with various tracers) between the starter solenoid, control box, fuse block, horns, ammeter, ignition switch & main headlight switch are heavier gauge than the rest of the harness; while the wires to the dash illumination lamps are smaller. ISTR the turn signal wires through the stator tube are smaller as well.rlandrum said:
The cheap fog light kit I bought had 20 AWG wire in it ... but only for the control circuit for the relay. The power wires were heavier, like maybe 14 AWG.
Here's a link to the B/W catalog page that translates the wire size in relation to its current carrying ability.
Jeff
https://www.britishwiring.com/CAT02_07.PDF
Jeff
https://www.britishwiring.com/CAT02_07.PDF