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Wiring on K0
AshimotoK0:
Please see:
http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php?topic=2586.msg7389#msg7389
Also:
I posted this on another site :
Back to the clear covers. Please don't mock the following ;D
Bought a child's skipping rope which had PVC outer tube for 2 GBP. had it analyzed as well as a '69 Honda terminal cover and basically the same PVC except that the skipping rope one had a child friendly plasticizer in it. But the OD and ID were too big. Heated it up whilst stretching it to achieve a narrower OD and the right wall thickness, then quenched in cold water. Cleaned the bore with isopropanol and dried. Then used my daughters old hair crimpers and managed to fuse the sleeving end to a piece of old Honda loom cable (the temperature needs to be just right to soften the PVC but not degrade it). I just need to make the right heated aluminium platens on my lathe to give the correct profile. then they will look just like Honda 'fused to the wire covers' (female bit of bullet). I will post full details and pics when I have finished it.
I was born in the early 50's you know and we had a 'make do and mend' philosophy drummed into us in the UK !!
Ash D
Seamus:
Good bit of detective work there. I did wonder if RS would do some sort of electrical sleeving that would do.
Will there now be a run on certain skipping ropes ? ::)
Recognise the sentiments of the fix it if possible approach. My philosophy exactly. My kids no longer throw broke things away without bringing them to me first.
AshimotoK0:
Pics are coming - I am just perfecting the temperatures etc and I am now favouring hot air gun (controlled by a Variac to achieve optimum melt temperature) and then cold 'forming' platen tool I have made from two bits of aluminium. I even made some covers you can can 'prepare earlier (Blue Peter style!!) and then slip on the wire, using PVC bonding adhesive to attach to the wire. They are looking "Honda style' - well good enough for me anyway.
I am also doing a TOTAL refurb of the regulator, rectifier, start switch as well ( I have stripped these down to the component parts, replated and need to reassemble, I must be mad I know ::)
I have also used the tool I made to heat crimp the type of 'slip on' bullet covers you get off Ebay and they look pretty good and you don't need the skipping rope (apart from the ones which have 2,3 and 4 bullets going ito them)
For my bit on the starter solenoid see my comments inside this post, it will be updated once I have yellow chromate passivate plated the steel parts.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=57104.0
Cheers
Ash D
Seamus:
Ash, You have too much time on your hands ;D
Cracking job though, glad to see that going to work has its advantages ::)
Cheers
Seamus
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: Seamus on February 08, 2010, 10:05:02 PM ---Ash, You have too much time on your hands ;D
Cracking job though, glad to see that going to work has its advantages ::)
Cheers
Seamus
--- End quote ---
:o Sorry Seamus but you are a bit wrong there I work 6 days a week but there is nothing on TV, too cold to go in my garage to work on the K0 on an evening. My philosophy is that there are parts you can restore and parts you can't. I would rather save a hundred quid restoring my existing loom and spend it on bits you can't restore like worn out shocks and HM300's . Must admit I do geta bit obsessed though - its what I I call the 'K0 bug'.
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