Agree.
Looks incredibly clean!
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2017: 552whp/562wtq SBE on 19psi'02 Eclipse GT: 6G72 M/T-swapped Daily Driver'10 Endeavor: 6G75 AWD Family-mobile
Finally got around to installing LED turn signals today since the resistors came in late yesterday afternoon.
My damn soldering iron burnt up on my last project, otherwise I would have. I guess I will have to go invest in another one.
Cut, strip, twist together, tape up..."western union" technique...way better than those connectors...but hey, if it works =D (for now)
Fun fact of the day:
The NASA spec way to splice wires is to strip the ends, solder each wire individually, then hold them together side by side WITHOUT twisting them, then melt the solder together. That creates a better flowing and stronger bond than a single run of wire!
It is also a massive pain in the dick and uses a crap load of time
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lol if these connectors fail (wouldn't be surprised) I will hopefully have a soldering iron by then.
It wouldn't be the first time I had to redo something little like that cause I screwed up the first time. At least by the second time I know what I'm doing lol
"tinning" is simply coating the material...not actually joining it. Joining it is called soldering. Hence why you "tin" the soldering iron prior to working or "tin" the wires before joining. Tinning allows the heat to transfer easier from the iron as the material is already at a melting temperature and has a lower specific heat index than the material (copper, silver, etc) being soldered together.
The more common method of soldering is to overlap the wires parallel to each other, twist them together, and then solder. This is much easier because you only have to hold 3 things at once, the iron, the solder, and the conjoined wires (if unsupported), as opposed to the other method requiring you to hold both wires next to each other, the iron, and the solder (if you choose to strengthen the bond further)
I wish my car was worthy of some aerospace methods
Today should be a good day...unless I find out I have to replace a fuck ton of other suspension parts
You can go back to that stuff later, im just saying, most 8Gs on the road, they need that sort of work done, most people dont bother since the car can still get from A to B.
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