Sports: Re: [DucatiST] Re: Regulator/rectafier

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

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Alistair A <orac1waterskiing@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Thanks to everyone for their advice regarding the regulator, I have realised one thing and I think that Nick is on the money, soldering the the connections is the best way forward and triple heat shrinking is a must and don't spare on those cable ties.

I would like to go one further and say that soldering every connection on the bike where feasible would solve a lot of our electrical gremilins especially with regards to the R/R.

The Inline connectors are not good. I am at present using a cobolt inline connector after burning out two, one of which was recommended by someone on the forum.
This baby cost £83.00 and is used by the mod for torpedoes....guys you will never have arching between the stator and the R/R again.....ever!

I feel that connectors are there for the benefit of the manufaturers....they are no benefit to us. If we need to change something........unsolder it, its no big deal.

Kind Regards Al(98St2UK)

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> Tom
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