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 AZL 1957 
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Yesterday one of my headlights cut out. So i checked today. Didn't find anything at first than i saw a bulb was black. So i put in a nice new Philips bulb. The light did work immediatly but in the bulb there was a lot of white smoke and it was dead again????
I had already changed the other bulb last week. So what now? I had before a complete loss of the headlamps due to bad installed plugs. So i took the insulation fabric off en yes two wire did fall out of the plugs again... In fiddling with the wires i ripped one of the iginition wires. Nice. So i have some soldering to do. But that will be for later when i have daylight again....


December 21st, 2022, 5:47 pm
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After a lot of rain it was slightly sunny this afternoon, so i could quickly repair the deuche. It's up and running again.


December 24th, 2022, 4:04 pm
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Yay. What wires were the problem with the lights?


December 25th, 2022, 2:45 pm
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Same problem, some connectors were crimped poorly on the wires did slid off. If they break again i have to change a part of the front loom i think. Those crimp on connectors a of a poor quality. Shame the original connectors are not there anymore.


December 25th, 2022, 2:49 pm
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I made a complete new loom front to back for the Shed :)

I tin the wire, dip it in flux, then crimp the connector on. Finally, touch the crimped part of the connector with the soldering iron until the solder flows a little.

It makes really good connections.

Finished off with loom tape :)

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December 25th, 2022, 3:40 pm
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I have found special vintage pliers on the fleamarket it makes an S-shaped pinch in the connector. It has double hinged beaks so you can apply a lot more force.


December 26th, 2022, 3:36 pm
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I've got better at this over the years. My 'work' years ago was so shockingly bad, it involved twisting wires together and putting insulation tape over the top. So bad...
Nowadays I have those special crimping pliers and I love heat shrink.
Soldering I've never managed to get good at even though I've tried!


December 26th, 2022, 6:26 pm
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Roger, your way sounds a bit brilliant.


December 26th, 2022, 6:27 pm
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Poor soldering, is often down to poor quality solder, and also, not cleaning contacts before hand.

I've recently been trying to solder a memory chip onto a board. The legs on the chip are about a half millimetre apart.

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December 27th, 2022, 6:17 am
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Oh dear, half a mm.. Yes I problem I've often had is the solder running off the object very quickly! Could easily have been dirt I suppose. What would you clean the wires with?


December 27th, 2022, 1:10 pm
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