Motorcycle Alarms

Yup. I watched a young bloke (well, young by comparison to me)
soldering components on a PC board. My question was 'Where is your
damp sponge'? His response 'Huh?'.

Therein lies half the problem. The other half is in the $20 soldering
iron. IMHO if it's not temperature controlled, it's a plumber's tool.

Theo

 

No worries!

Oh, yeah, I never explicitly mentioned it but as far as I'm
concerned heatshrinking everything is essential too. For all
the reasons you mentioned.

(I'm not actually arguing that careful soldering/heatshrinking
is better or worse than professional-grade crimping ... just
that both are better than 'chocky block', those clip-on vampire
thingies and twisting-the-wires-together-and-wrapping-in-gaffer-tape.)

-----sharks

 

Well it wont start in gear anyway and there isnt a great deal of use for
them, except when I'm getting ready for work upstairs I can start the bike
while its still in the garage to warm it up which is handy in the winter.
It has its own circutry which by-passes the bikes ignition circuit so its
actually possible to start the bike and ride off without inserting the key
(i.e. ignition barrel still in OFF positon). You do have to remember to
leave the "RUN" switch on or it doesnt work. Prolly more a novelty more than
anything, cant think of many usesd for remote start. ps good for scaring
onlookers at cafes etc. they think they on candid camera or something when
they touch the bike and it mysteriously starts. he he

Glen
TL1000Rw

 

I just flick the bastard out on the carpet myself, but each to
his own (we've already established that I'm unmarried, right?!)!

Ouch! I was managing this thread quite well, untill you brought
up the 'p' word. Was soldering up something in the driveway as
a boy, put my bare foot down fah-and-squah on a fully heated
electric plumber's soldering iron. Only for a second or two mind.
Still, that second or two was enough to discover new extents to
my vocabulary that I, much less my politely spoken Dad, ever
imagined I was capable of.

Flashbacks. Ouch. **** **** **** **** shit **** mothafucker ouch.

G

 

Managed to get my grubby little hands on some most awesome
heatshrink tube once. Was prolly 15mm in diameter before
shrinkage, but had about 2mm layer of hot-melt glue on the
inside. Heat it up and the tube shrinks and the glue runs
and fills in all the little gaps everywhere.

Dun remember where I got it from, and never seen it
before or since. I'd give my right nut for a roll of the
stuff though, it was great. No way any water was ever getting
into a joint finished with that!

Gotta agree there. As someone (maybe you) already mentioned, the
best ever connections are made with the solid wire, square post,
wire-wrap thing. Next best is probably professionally crimped
(ie: studied, checked, right-tool-for-the-job) type stuff.

Solder and heatshrink is still a *MUCH* better solution for muggles
than any "tree-fiddy-crimping-tool-is-broken-****-it-I'll-use-
the-fencing-pliers" approach will ever be.

If you didn't lose at least one full nights sleep over the
amount of money you paid for your crimping tool, then your
joints are probably sub-standard.

G

 

heatshrink tube once. Was prolly 15mm in diameter before

Electrical Supplier's, it ain't cheap' tho'.

smack
60CC Duc

 

That's what it feels like.

 

yes...you use it for making multicores

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ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer
gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken
bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-
pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das
blinkenlichten

 

you wait a week to bag my bike?


****

 

It's called discipline, smack. I used a year's worth.

--
Conehead
"A fellow i see at the auction yards every one and a while has just designed
a real smart safety device (he won't be sell then at auction-yards he is
negotiation with the big "houses" read AutoBarn/Repco/K-Mart/SuperCheapAuto
etc etc to sell them excl. for him)."

Hatz, in aus.cars, in gibberish mode

 

What's the point... you get to gear up in the warmth of your house instead of
out in the cold... you're still going to get cold when you start riding. I'd
say if you live in a particularly cold climate, wire up the remote start
facility to the heated hand grips.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

As an Electrical Tech, by trade, Soldered joints are way down on the

dunno rob...what field do you work in, what is your experience and
qualifications, how much have you had to do with auto electrics?


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ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer
gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken
bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-
pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das
blinkenlichten

 

The point is .. "when I'm getting ready for work upstairs " as in im always
running bloody late so any time saved is good.

 

Set your clock forward one minute. HTH.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

Regular heat shrink and a small tube of silastic does the same job for much
less $$$. Basically you use the heat shrink as usual, but just before
hitting with the heat gun/ciggy lighter, you squirt a good blob of slaz
down the tube and voila! I use this method for all the wiring on my ski
boat and watering system - never had a leak in the wiring.

--James
ZZR250==>ZX9R
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