Remote Roof Module Review - gapTech
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gapTech said:
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Fitted gaptech yesterday (so the rain is my fault), shame I missed out on the group buy but what a great product! I love pushing the button a few seconds before coming to a halt so the hood starts as soon as I come to a stop without me having to do anything.
I did find the scotch locks gave less than perfect connections so ditched them in favour of terminal blocks but I'm sure many folk get on fine with the scotch locks.
Fast delivery as well. Top service, thanks!
I did find the scotch locks gave less than perfect connections so ditched them in favour of terminal blocks but I'm sure many folk get on fine with the scotch locks.
Fast delivery as well. Top service, thanks!
You can get them in places like Halfords or Maplin - different colours/sizes for different gauges of wireNova2k7 said:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_156146_langId_-1_categoryId_255229
Personally, I don't like them as they partially sever the wire and create a weak spot that can break, I'd rather cut the wire and use crimped insulated bullet connectors instead
Not everyone is confident with a soldering iron, especially in cramped areas like a car where a careless move can burn the leather on the console or seat, people are unlikely to have such issues with a crimping tool - crimping is also about 10x faster than solderingpvr said:
Crimping is the preferred way to make a strong physical connection between wires as it gives a more consistent connection and also reduces strain - wires often bend at the point where they enter the solder joint and, especially with thin wires, a few bends will lead to mechanical fatigue and snapping whereas the end of crimped connector grips the insulation of the wire rather than the wire itself.
In the past I have crimped and and then flowed a small amount of silver solder into the wire end of the crimp, but I've only ever bothered to do this on audio cables where I've wanted to prevent any oxidation of the wires and, if I'm honest, I'm not sure it was worth the effort of adding the solder
The insulated crimp connectors won't rattle as they have plastic sheathing added at time of manufacturepvr said:But if you heat shrink the solder join, it looks so much nicer and no chance of rattling connectors
I used to crimp all the time, but ran out of crimp "bits" so moved to soldering instead as I kept forgetting to re-order
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