Re: [T3] Today's work

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 11 May 2005 at 15:59, Dave Hall wrote:

> Could be the clips are tighter now than they were before heat caused plasticiser
> evaporation and shrinking of the plastic to occur.

I really don't think so. The OG cables actually had insulation that was quite 
hard. They could be snapped in there without fear of damaging the insulation. 
More modern insulation tends to be softer. I think it's actually better 
electrically, but it's rather easily torn and it's not as slippery. 

The first time I had trouble with tearing this insulation was when I was trying 
to replace my wires with some fancy silicone insulated wires when my '68 was 
only about 3 years old. I learned my lesson then and haven't had any more 
trouble.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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