Member Since: 03 Jul 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1727
rrhool wrote:
Item located in the UK, except it's coming from Shenzhen China. I'll be interested to know if you actually recieve them.
I’ve ordered loads of stuff like this from China via eBay, never yet had a problem. Sometimes takes a few days, sometimes a couple of weeks, but it always gets delivered.
.Arthur.
Comedy was a horse, Harvey a dog, both sadly gone. Thought I was choosing a password!
Currently;
Discovery 3 HSE 2009
101" Fwd. Control 1976
Nuffield 10/90 Tractor (10/60 with 6 cylinder conversion) 1964
Previously;
Series III Lightweight. 1976.
15th Mar 2018 11:22 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14138
same ref the items from china have always turned up
think the longest i’ve had to wait was 6 x weeks but that was over the xmas period
15th Mar 2018 11:26 am
d-9
Member Since: 06 Feb 2017
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 132
comedyharvey wrote:
Just wondered how you heat them so that the solder melts but the shrink sleeve doesn’t burn away.
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Personally I've never got on with those solder splices, dont seem to be reliable. i prefer to splice my wires manually and then heatshrink over the top.2008 TDV8 Sport HSE
1973 SIII Lightweight
Etc
15th Mar 2018 11:32 am
comedyharvey
Member Since: 03 Jul 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1727
Thanks, i’ve got a small gas torch and a heat gun so I should be okay for a heat source.
.Arthur.
Comedy was a horse, Harvey a dog, both sadly gone. Thought I was choosing a password!
Currently;
Discovery 3 HSE 2009
101" Fwd. Control 1976
Nuffield 10/90 Tractor (10/60 with 6 cylinder conversion) 1964
Previously;
Series III Lightweight. 1976.
15th Mar 2018 11:39 am
Madrilleno
Member Since: 13 Oct 2014
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 1786
d-9 wrote:
comedyharvey wrote:
Just wondered how you heat them so that the solder melts but the shrink sleeve doesn’t burn away.
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Personally I've never got on with those solder splices, dont seem to be reliable. i prefer to splice my wires manually and then heatshrink over the top.
Lineman's splice and solder, then heat-shrink for me.
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14138
that’s what i’ve normally used is a heat gun, find it very useful as it has the adjustable temperature dial so can be used for multiple applications
hopefully these solder heat shrink items are ok
15th Mar 2018 11:50 am
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
We have them at work, Ive played with them and have to say fiddly to use and I prefer the red/blue/yellow crimps with heatshrinks, fast, work well, good connecttion and waterproof.
It may be easier if you have a hot air gun as the flame variety makes it a game of chance whats going to melt first
15th Mar 2018 2:19 pm
Ben4
Member Since: 28 Apr 2017
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 934
I tend to you use these:
crimp connection with adhesive in the end of each sleeve - makes for a strong and water tight connection and takes the pressure away from the wire crimp join itselfformerly Disco3Ben
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2007 D3, Black - sold
15th Mar 2018 2:47 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14138
lynalldiscovery wrote:
We have them at work, Ive played with them and have to say fiddly to use and I prefer the red/blue/yellow crimps with heatshrinks, fast, work well, good connecttion and waterproof.
It may be easier if you have a hot air gun as the flame variety makes it a game of chance whats going to melt first
that’s how i’ve normally done them with heatshrink , using either a crimped or solder joint
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