Neil W. Bellenger wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of Terrible Tom
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:34 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: Bad Wires??
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> I saw the wire strands were all black . . . would it be resistance??
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> Tom, Sounds like oxidation. It only means that the wire has been lying
> around awhile. If you had enough wire to sacrifice, you could keep striping
> it back and would eventually come to clean wire. No need to do that though.
> To ensure good contact with your crimp-ons, take some fine sandpaper to the
> strands. Pull from the end of the insulation to the end of the wire. You
> should see bright copper. Crimp as usual.
Thanks Neil - I had a feeling it was something like that. These wires
went through The Pit last summer - I had removed the Hellas from the
Dak, but the wires were hanging free. They were wrapped in electrical
tape - but obviously Steiger Mud is more powerful than electrical tape :)
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