Replacing alternator to battery "connector"

[Paul Meyers]

Interestingly, the folks who make ox-100 suggest that I "work it in with
wire brush or emery cloth. Apply liberally to both connector and conductor.
Assemble joint...", so they want me to apply it before assembly, which I
did. I think you're right, though, to suggest a contact enhancer. I went to
every place I could find looking for some, but ran out of time. I didn't
remover the damaged wire, since, for DC, I only need to expose some surface
of each strand to get the full benefit of the strand's conductivity. I
figured that spreading the strands out (which I did) and abrading and
cleaning the whole shebang was the best course. Also, the wires weren't
damaged, only oxidized. Removing the oxidation, especially for DC use, makes
the durn thing like new.

Wow, the car really starts nice now. Wonder how long it's been since full
voltage got to the starter.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Buchholz, Steven [mailto:Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 2:21 PM
To: 'Paul Meyers'; 'quattro at audifans.com'
Subject: RE: Replacing alternator to battery "connector"


What a great post!  Thanks for the detailed information Paul!

Perhaps the only tweak I would recommend is that since you are not cutting
off the damaged ends of the copper a liberal application of a contact
enhancer such as Caig's R5 Power Booster (http://www.caig.com/c-r5.htm) to
make the most of what's left.  I have yet to do this myself, but in the
event of major damage to the conductors I would recommend trying to cut as
much away as possible by repositioning the wire (I've found long loops in
the +12 wire under the back seat).  You did a great job of sealing the
connection, so it isn't clear to me that dielectric grease is a necessity,
but if you wanted to use this, I'd recommend applying it to the completed
joint after assembly.  

IUD!
Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)