That's why Nick, in an earlier post in this thread, said to solder and Triple Heat Shrink the connections. I did it 12 years ago on Jenn's 748 and it has never been a problem. Btw, we raced that very same bike for several years.
I too have background in automotive/motorcycle repair, as does Nick. Electrical problems are a source of challenge that I particularly enjoy from time to time. Just solder and heat shrink the problem area and forget about it.
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:34 PM, alasdair cameron <thejockabroad@gmail.com> wrote:
Soldering Caution!One thing to bear in mind with modern automotive connectors is that an inherent feature on a crimped spade type connector (inside the connector blocks) is a strain relief function. This is the extended tang at the end of a connector tab that grasps on to the insulated portion of the wire end.I am not an expert on this but have enough knowledge to know that vibration (not that our Dukes would do that!) and non compliant joints (soldered) might actually be more problematic than the connectors they replace which do allow for a certain amount of compliance. Vibration and fatigue go hand in glove so this is definitely a real possibility here, particularly if we are putting serious mileage on our mounts.Any electrical design engineers (applied) out there have any comments to add?(BTW - my experience of this is from an automotive background where I have spent significant amounts of monies (no names, no pack drills) on warranty claims with connections being a particularly tricky thing to fault find and hence repair)
Alasdair
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Jack Ward
'00 ST4 Ducati (New Street)
'00 ST2 Ducati (Street)
'97 748 Ducati (Race) WSMC #383, AHRMA #283
'92 750ss Ducati (Restoration Project)
'63 H-D Panhead (Old Ratbike)
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