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Megasquirt Update, with PICS |
yarin |
Mar 28 2006, 09:37 PM
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'14-X'in FOOL Group: Members Posts: 988 Joined: 13-May 03 From: Guttenberg, NJ Member No.: 693 Region Association: North East States |
I Was about to dig up my old thread from two months ago... but I felt some of these pics deserve there own thread.
I'm really moving along on my upgrade from carbs to MS. I should be able to power up the system this weekend and crank it the following weekend. I chose a rather different approach to my install, a combination of logic, simplicity and durability. Please give me your input. For those who aren't familiar with MS go to www.megasquirt.info and www.msefi.com (forums). I bought all of my Megasquirt parts from DIYautotune.com. Excellent vendor, i suggest doing business with them for anything. What's left: finish db-37 connector connect all wires in relay box mount intake plenum, connect DIY PVC intake install gas tank checked double check and triple check all fuel connections and wiring configure MS crank!! Here are pics: Attached image(s) |
yarin |
Mar 29 2006, 07:32 AM
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'14-X'in FOOL Group: Members Posts: 988 Joined: 13-May 03 From: Guttenberg, NJ Member No.: 693 Region Association: North East States |
I chose crimp over solder cup for a number of reasons. Everyone has their own, here are mine. (IMG:http://catalog.tycoelectronics.com/TE/common/images/PartImages/socket1.gif) These are the sockets used in a crimp style SubD connector. Digikey p/n A1009-ND. It accepts 20-24AWG insulated wire. Vibration and stress can lead to premature failure of both types of connections. A solder joint is a hard junction with no cable relief. The insulation is there to insulate the wire. In a crimp style connection the crimp acts as a strain relief crimping onto the insulation. The electrical pin/wire connection is now subject to reduced mechanical stress. The whole purpose of using stranded wire in applications like this is to increase durability and resistance to breakage. By soldering stranded wire, you now have solid wire. Bend both types of wires back and forth 50 times and see which breaks first. That's just my opinion. Soldering is the easiest and cheapest method, but least reliable in my eyes. That's why all non-PCB mounted cable type connectors are crimp style. |
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