Dear Metric

Things become even more complex in Canada where the SI Measure is used -
Metric sort of - maybe not really but invented to pretend you are using a
Metric System. -
Resulting in Belt chafe and premature belt wear throughout --- including
marine installs
Sad - Really sad  - we have never seen sadness like this - everyone is
saying how sad it is - such sadness -

On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 7:35 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I have and use these. They do get adjusted or they need to be matched to
> the wire and connectors being used. More importantly the quality of the
> connector and wire is what often determines the success of the connections.
> For the most part, if you purchased the connectors at the auto parts store
> you have junk. Even for name brand stuff there are different performance
> levels offered. Many devices that have wires attached have prro quality
> wore often not meeting any size standard, same with wire purchased
> separately. Also for wire there is a lot of copper coated aluminum junk.
> Also, the wirining in the Vanagon is meteric, not AWG so a bit of effort is
> needed to choose the right connector and crimp it properly.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Eric
> Caron
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2024 5:49 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Wire crimp tool, find
>
> Hi friends on the Vanagon list,
>
>         I can’t believe no one on this list mentioned this tool to me!
>
>         A friend stopped in to do a few tasks with me.
>
> While putting in the LED headlights, and setting up the blinking signal
> lights in the headlight a spade connector on a ground wire fell off.  Big
> surprise.
>
> So I went to get my connectors, and He said Oh!  I have something to show
> you.
>
> I’ve always struggled with crimp connectors, ever sense learning how to do
> it.  Learning this was a 4:00 am lesson from a member of this list.
>
> So, my friend hands me a ratcheting crimper.  It puts on just the right
> pressure then releases.  No more over or under crimping.  He says it has
> been perfect for him.
>
> This is a tool I need to find.  Of course he doesn’t remember for sure
> where he got it!
>
> So, now to find the darn thing.  I will double check but I think he said
> the name on the tool was Doyle
>
> Any one got info on such a tool?  This will improve my wiring game a great
> deal.
>
> Eric Caron
>

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