Electrical

[dsrace]

I have the same switches

I bought 4 sealed single inline fuse holders from radio shack.....well they said water resistant and used one in front of my console and three in three in the elect box. I found a pond on the way over to see fabbr at deuce's...it was unavoidable so I floored it hoping to minimize it, it was 55* outside so didn't want to hit that!  and well it wasn't water proof!! lol smoked the fuse and it actually melted down to the size of a pea!! it went to might lights.

[fabr]

Don't really understand why it would do that. It shouldn't have.

[sandycrack]

Anyone use the "solder shrink wrap" connectors?  Seems like an easy way to ensure a reliable connection.

[sandycrack]

New question, I am running an LS1 and planning to use a battery dissconnect.  The threads on GD suggest the use of one with an altenator disconnect so as to not blow the diods in the alt when the switch is open with the moter running.  If the altenator is connected to the battery and the switch after that I wouldn't think it would be necessary to have the alt on the switch?

[fabr]

Anyone use the "solder shrink wrap" connectors?  Seems like an easy way to ensure a reliable connection.

no, I'm not. An interesting thing was pointed out to me somewhere,don't remember where but there is merit to not soldering connections but rather use high quality crimp connectors for much more durable connection. Being as I WAS a die hard ,solder or else guy ,I began doing some research. I was amazed that many now agree that proper size,high quality crimps are best and when used with adhesive lined heat shrink are as water proof as a solder connection without the degradation  of the wire strands from the solder operation. I was convinced and am now a convert to crimp.


   Don't forget to use the correct crimper ,the POS that most of us have is completely inadequate.