When using a torch, wrap wet cloth around the insulation to minimize
melting.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|neil n
|Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 9:00 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
|
|This is for the large wire? Disconnect battery, solder on a piece of
|wire, shrink wrap, tape it well, crimp on a new connector. I would
|splice the wire together by pushing the strands into each other, twist
|tight, solder etc.
|
|Murphy's Law always kicked in when I did soldering on my wiring
|harness for my engine swap. As soon as I fired up the gun, the wind
|would kick up. Even so, usually the soldering gun provided enough
|heat, but for larger wires, I used a propane torch with the
|"soldering" tip. But this was tricky. LOT'S of heat then!  Wire
|casings can melt fast!
|
|Neil.
|
|
|
|On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:39 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
|> �The terminal end (loop type)of my alternator cable broke and I find
|> that after removing the broken end, the cable is to short to reach the
|> alternator connection post or bolt. Apparently at some time n the past,
|> this fix had been done before by the PO, taking off a bit of cable in
|> the process. Now with another fix necessary, the cable is just a
|> fraction short - but for the life of me, I can't get any more slack out
|> of the cable to make new fittings work. It's never a good idea to have a
|> power cable of any sort stretched to the max - they need some slack to
|> accommodate vibration. Short of having to R&R that heavy wire - anyone
|> have any suggestions as to how to deal with this.?
|>
|> Thanks,
|>
|> John
|>
|> --
|> John Rodgers
|> Clayartist and Moldmaker
|> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
|> Chelsea, AL
|> Http://www.moldhaus.com
|>
|
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|Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
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