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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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when making my plug wires today when i went to bend the spiral core backwards for the terminal, the fine metal wire seperated 1/2 way down the core showing some of the rope its wrapped around. would that make it missfire?
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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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aye try to trim that bit off
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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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already crimped them. thats why i want to know if im fucked.
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Is any of the spiral core touching the terminal before the part where it separated?
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Is any of the spiral core touching the terminal before the part where it separated?
yea. the fiberglass or whatever strands its woven around is exposed very little where the 90* bend is.
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yea. the fiberglass or whatever strands its woven around is exposed very little where the 90* bend is.
You should be okay then. I would only be concerned if the terminal was only making contact with the carbon core after the point where it had come uncoiled. (Increased resistance.)
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well when i bent the core to go underneath the wire so its in between the terminal and wire insulation, the part of the core that is facing me is showing the strands underneath the wound wire. the 1/2" that i left of core well the first 1/4" of core (tip) is touching the terminal and then you have the real small space of seperation then the other 1/4" going back into the insulation.
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