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Re: Wiring in Electronic Aerial
« Reply #15 on: 07 May 2009, 20:00:54 »
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there is usually a cable in a foam sort of packaging thats the aerial maybe the plod robbed it when they decomissioned the car

you could run a new aerial wire in from the aerial amp in the parcelshelf to the dashboard

Nope, not even an aerial amp there bud!
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Re: Wiring in Electronic Aerial
« Reply #16 on: 07 May 2009, 20:05:24 »
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NO !  DO NOT USE SCOTCHLOCKS   >:(

they often give a very poor connection and the last thing you want is a live wire coming loose or heating up from being intermittant.

Solder is best, a crimp connector is just as good, and the old fashioned chocolate block screw terminals are adequate if you have enough space behind there.

But again - NO Scotchlocks, and no twisted wires either   ;)
What about twisting wires together, and insulating in sellotape?

And, yes, I have seen it done....
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Re: Wiring in Electronic Aerial
« Reply #17 on: 07 May 2009, 20:12:27 »
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NO !  DO NOT USE SCOTCHLOCKS   >:(

they often give a very poor connection and the last thing you want is a live wire coming loose or heating up from being intermittant.

Solder is best, a crimp connector is just as good, and the old fashioned chocolate block screw terminals are adequate if you have enough space behind there.

But again - NO Scotchlocks, and no twisted wires either   ;)
What about twisting wires together, and insulating in sellotape?

And, yes, I have seen it done....

Oh dear!!  :o
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Re: Wiring in Electronic Aerial
« Reply #18 on: 07 May 2009, 20:17:34 »
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NO !  DO NOT USE SCOTCHLOCKS   >:(

they often give a very poor connection and the last thing you want is a live wire coming loose or heating up from being intermittant.

Solder is best, a crimp connector is just as good, and the old fashioned chocolate block screw terminals are adequate if you have enough space behind there.

But again - NO Scotchlocks, and no twisted wires either   ;)
What about twisting wires together, and insulating in sellotape?

And, yes, I have seen it done....

Oh dear!!  :o

The best 'junction box' I've ever seen wasn't car related but in a bar I was in many years ago. It consisted of three 6" nails hammered into a block of wood with the live neutral & earth wires wrapped around them! :o At least they appeared to have proper insulation tape around them though!!  ;)
This was Mombassa though.  :y  :y  :y
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Re: Wiring in Electronic Aerial
« Reply #19 on: 07 May 2009, 20:32:44 »
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NO !  DO NOT USE SCOTCHLOCKS   >:(

they often give a very poor connection and the last thing you want is a live wire coming loose or heating up from being intermittant.

Solder is best, a crimp connector is just as good, and the old fashioned chocolate block screw terminals are adequate if you have enough space behind there.

But again - NO Scotchlocks, and no twisted wires either   ;)
What about twisting wires together, and insulating in sellotape?

And, yes, I have seen it done....

Oh dear!!  :o

The best 'junction box' I've ever seen wasn't car related but in a bar I was in many years ago. It consisted of three 6" nails hammered into a block of wood with the live neutral & earth wires wrapped around them! :o At least they appeared to have proper insulation tape around them though!!  ;)
This was Mombassa though.  :y  :y  :y

The bloke who did that didn't happen to be a retired police car fitter did he...?  :o  ;D
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