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Lobo:
Thanks Clive; I have a nice ratcheting tool and so 1/2 way there. Still pondering cable types, the choice in colour fidelity may prove the decider.

Any comments on installing a 15’ of thin wall vs conventional wire loom the length of my old Splitscreen Kombi - given I’ll be on my back on the floor and passing it through various frames? (I’ll admit - something I’m not looking forward to 😂)

Simon

BigAl (Alan):
Thin-wall insulated cable is a better alternative to the traditional pvc insulated cable, which had a very low temperature/melting point. Crimping of terminals can be an  issue as the thin-wall insulation is thinner and harder, so finding the right crimp tool for your chosen terminals can be a problem...practice and sample 'pull-off' terminal checks are essential before you start assembling the new loom.
Image attach of my current selection of crimp tools.

bruxby-clive:
Simon, good luck with the rewire of your camper, take your time and I am sure it will work out fine. Alan thanks for your input.

Matt_Harrington:
Nice job Simon, I have used the self amalgamating tape to 'seal' connectors on my Guzzi to great effect but prefer the PVC harness tape on the loom itself. Having recently stripped back a new loom on my Alfa (to modify the loom) I notice that the loom is held in place using insulating tape prior to being wrapped.
Matt

bruxby-clive:
Final part of the loom replacement, I have refitted it to the bike and am very pleased as everything works apart from the reg / rec, but replacing the loom was not going to fix that. I have retaken the voltage readings again and the results are shown below.

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 12.61 volts with the ignition switched off.

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11.87 with the ignition on, but it dawned on me that both coils would be live and all of the warning lights are also on. Removing the 9 pin connector to the warning lights and disconnecting the 2 coils gave me a reading shown below.

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12.60 volts, if you factor in the voltage drop of  0.74 of a volt, this is from a battery that needs recharging after running the bike for approximately 20 to 30 minutes without any charging that seems quite good to me. if we subtract 0.74 of the first reading I got at the beginning 12.72 volts, I should have had a reading of around 11.98 volts, so the new loom has reduced the volt drop by 1.36 volts or around 10%, there is a formula to work out the resistance in the old loom but I can't remember it. All in all I believe thee work was worthwhile and I hope this may encourage someone else to have a go at creating or repairing their own wiring looms.

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