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Re: Caravan Electrics Problem
« Reply #30 on: 24 July 2014, 17:00:24 »

Ah , never seen those type of connection . Will get a few , ive used crimps before and as long as they are covered with decent amount of tape should be ok  :y


Just to confirm though , what part of the blue bit do you crimp ? Ive always crimped the thickest bit  :-\
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« Reply #31 on: 24 July 2014, 17:19:07 »

Strip 5mm of insulation from the wire, then crimp the exposed wire in the thin part and the insulation gets crimped in the thicker end :y
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« Reply #32 on: 24 July 2014, 17:20:44 »

Insulated terminals like that should be crimped on both parts. The narrow bit is for the bare wire, and the wide part secures the insulation. A decent, adjustable ratchet crimper will do both operations in one go and be repeatable.
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« Reply #33 on: 24 July 2014, 19:22:48 »

What they both said ^ . Red insulation for thin wires, blue for thicker and yellow bigger again. See so many joints where they have used to big a connector on a thin wire.
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« Reply #34 on: 24 July 2014, 19:25:52 »

Blimey.....this is a long thread!!

Its AA's fault of course, if he had kept his Omega....this thread wouldnt have been here  ::) ;D
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Re: Caravan Electrics Problem
« Reply #35 on: 24 July 2014, 19:39:58 »

Surely if the same bits of loom are failing in the same way all repeatedly then there is either a fault with the oiriginal loom or the subsequent repair :-\

By your own admission, you are ultimately replacing sections of loom with new, because the repair hasn't taken...

Surely it's quicker to replace with new from the get go and secure it properly to prevent chafing, than to mess about trying to botch it back together, only to have to go back to it later... if Volvo/Daf/Paccar are actually made aware or repeated failure of the same loom in the same places of various models, then perhaps they might do summat about it, by upgrading or rerouting the loom for instance  :-\

Looking at those pics though, I suddenly feel alot happier about my wiring... ::)

Metioned this to the tech guys at daf and the reply was it doesn't happen often in warrannty so not much of an issue! It would also cost a lot of money to redesign the layout of looms and chassis parts then rewrite the service wiring diagram manuals. It was cheaper to pay the warranty claims!  They did try to address the issue which helped some of the faults, an xf got better. If I was working on a brand new truck and had time I would try to sort out any issues when new, one of my customers trucks I never had an engine loom fault in 6 yrs untill he sold it.  An engine wiring loom is about £900 and 4 hrs to fit,then to wait on it arriving, last one took a week! I can have it fixed and back on the road in usually no longer than 2 hrs.  The engine loom is just an example. I once had a league time of 8wks for a chassis loom on a 6x2 xf105 in daf. It was fixed under warranty and never got the loom and is still going ok.
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Re: Caravan Electrics Problem
« Reply #36 on: 25 July 2014, 05:51:45 »

Blimey.....this is a long thread!!

Its AA's fault of course, if he had kept his Omega....this thread wouldnt have been here  ::) ;D

Snigger ;)
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« Reply #37 on: 25 July 2014, 11:17:36 »

Blimey.....this is a long thread!!

Its AA's fault of course, if he had kept his Omega....this thread wouldnt have been here  ::) ;D

Bet he misses it though  ;)
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Re: Caravan Electrics Problem
« Reply #38 on: 27 July 2014, 09:49:53 »

Just read this thread. And agree with all the points :) The point i have to disagree with,is a caravan might catch fire, might, why not will catch fire. One less pikey house ;D
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« Reply #39 on: 27 July 2014, 14:27:51 »

Just read this thread. And agree with all the points :) The point i have to disagree with,is a caravan might catch fire, might, why not will catch fire. One less pikey house ;D

You will have a tin tent soon , its the right thing to do  :P
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Re: Caravan Electrics Problem
« Reply #40 on: 28 July 2014, 21:54:33 »

Just come back from Bangor-is-y-Coed, and the fridge electrics have worked great :y

Thanks again Mr DTM :y
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Re: Caravan Electrics Problem
« Reply #41 on: 29 July 2014, 08:56:05 »

Just come back from Bangor-is-y-Coed, and the fridge electrics have worked great :yThanks again Mr DTM :y





It must have had a good workout keeping all that Welsh lamb fresh on the way home AA :D ;D
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« Reply #42 on: 29 July 2014, 16:27:50 »

Just come back from Bangor-is-y-Coed, and the fridge electrics have worked great :yThanks again Mr DTM :y





It must have had a good workout keeping all that Welsh lamb fresh on the way home AA :D ;D

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