Awwww Yes! Let there be light!

"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain) 11/24/2018 at 00:35 • Filed to: Exocet

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I continued cleaning up wiring today. I leave for Luxembourg and Paris on Sunday so everything is a bit frenetic. I ended up having to run into the city to pick up something from the office, so I made a quick visit to the SF Auto Show. I got to drive the 2019 Miata (automatic, blegh and in traffic only). The new engine is cool but damn the autobox geared way too low. I need to drive a manual one and get it out of 2nd gear. The only thing I really got out of it was that it has a fine interior with fine materials, albeit a cramped feeling compared to my NA6.

I didn’t start on the Exocet until 4pm but got 5.5 hours in. There are a few tools that I want to point out as godsends:

Solder Seal Heat Shrink Butt Connectors- these puppies require no crimping. Your heat gun seals the tube and melts the solder inside in about 5 seconds. Blammo - wires fused together in perfect harmony.

Second, multimeter. Third, some mini scissor things that are amazing at cutting through electrical tape.

And here it is: Working highs and working lows.

Where is the directional, you ask? Long story short: I’m dumb. I though I bought the ones with built in turn signals. I didn’t. So I’ve got to come up with something when I get back from Luxembourg. Tomorrow is cleaning day, so that my roomate can get to the laundry... oops.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nick Has an Exocet 11/24/2018 at 01:07

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I should get some of those connectors, and a heat gun, and motivation

Nick Has an Exocet > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 11/24/2018 at 03:26

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You can always do the first 2. That just requires money and Amazon.

shop-teacher > Nick Has an Exocet 11/24/2018 at 09:30

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I've been wondering how those things work. Are they expensive?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nick Has an Exocet 11/24/2018 at 10:04

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The third requires an actual plan on how the heck I’m going to clean up the wiring on the Rabbit 

random001 > Nick Has an Exocet 11/24/2018 at 10:04

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I really should try those connectors....

Any suggested ones to buy?

Nick Has an Exocet > random001 11/24/2018 at 11:28

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I think they're mostly made in the same Chinese factory. I would just pick up an assortment of sizes and practice a bit. I found that I ended up needing a lot of one size.

Nick Has an Exocet > shop-teacher 11/24/2018 at 11:30

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About 20 bucks for 100. I would say well worth it over butt splices.

shop-teacher > Nick Has an Exocet 11/24/2018 at 11:35

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Yeah, that's not bad.

Urambo Tauro > Nick Has an Exocet 11/24/2018 at 11:38

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Never tried one of those. I guess there’s a part of me that’s always been nervous that I’d destroy   the insulation long before the solder got hot enough to flow.

Nick Has an Exocet > Urambo Tauro 11/24/2018 at 11:55

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I got a little attachment that kind of directs the heat 90 degrees to the left/right from the heat gun. My worry is always that I'll inadvertantly burn something nearby but the attachment is helping.