Topic: Wiring in Electronic Aerial (Read 3103 times)

damon80 · « **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!

TheBoy · « **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....

damon80 · « **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!!

Andy B · « **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!!

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!

At least they appeared to have proper insulation tape around them though!!

This was Mombassa though.

damon80 · « **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!!

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! At least they appeared to have proper insulation tape around them though!!
This was Mombassa though.

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

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