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Re: My wiring keeps falling out from the head set when riding
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:40 pm
by byron
I don,t use the bulb holder as a junction box at all. fit some decent connector blocks instead.
Re: My wiring keeps falling out from the head set when riding
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:08 am
by minotaur
[quote="Honeymonster"]I had the same problem all last year with an H4 conversion kit, wires dropping out even though there was plenty of slack. Eventually took the junction box off and put a punch that fits inside the female connector in a vice and with a larger punch and lightish hammer, placed the connectors over the lower punch and flattened the crimp between the female connector and the bridge that spans between the paired, or tripled, connectors, to re tightened them, then using a large capacity soldering iron, soldered the joint and cooled it again very quickly to stop the plastic melting too much. That cut out any resistance problems between connectors. I tried tightening the tension on the female connector, but that soon loosened again. So I took out the loose male connectors, cleaned them with emery paper and gave each a tinning with solder to increase the diameter, so far that's worked. Bit long winded but works.
have fun
Ian
have a H4 conversion on my GP, pain in the arse, great idea but crap quality connecters caused loads of hassle
Re: My wiring keeps falling out from the head set when riding
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:22 pm
by Dryballs
byron wrote:I don,t use the bulb holder as a junction box at all. fit some decent connector blocks instead.
Good idea! got any pics of yours?
Re: My wiring keeps falling out from the head set when riding
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:39 pm
by JasonPlattsEngineer
The wiring loom is fine there is plenty of slack but not to much in the wiring loom, as its a MBD wiring loom set. Its just the fact that the wire's have now started to come loose due to the fittings being loose in the terminals. Ill look at all the options I have tomorrow. Great info...
Re: My wiring keeps falling out from the head set when riding
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 6:42 pm
by JasonPlattsEngineer
mouse wrote:JasonPlattsEngineer wrote:Thanks people I will try the first and if its no batter I shall use the soldering Iron technique...
or better still jason get your dad to do it :biggrin:
Funny bugger lol. Ill ask him when he's in a good mood! He is happy at the moment because I have just got my start dates through for the army. July12th Is my phase 1 training start date. Looking forward to some really hard beasting!!!
Re: My wiring keeps falling out from the head set when riding
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:15 pm
by byron
Dryballs wrote:byron wrote:I don,t use the bulb holder as a junction box at all. fit some decent connector blocks instead.
Good idea! got any pics of yours?
here you go :
Re: My wiring keeps falling out from the head set when riding
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:46 pm
by Dryballs
Nice one... Add that the the of ideas to copy!
Makes things a lot simpler doesn't it!