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Ev Archive for November 1997
1037 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:41:03 2001

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Re: To Goo, or Not to Goo (was: terminals)



I repeat, hammer crimped connections work, and have worked for years of
service with no signs of distress.  I repeat, I am not talking about super
high performance cars with 200 or 300 volts and 1000 amps.  I am talking
about 96-120 volts, 400-500 amps, commute cars and grocery getters for those
of us not interested in smoking our tires.  Professional industrial crimping
equipment is lovely, but not available to the average hobbyist on a budget,
and not necessary.  You don't need NASA grade connections in a 96V grocery
getter.  A Ferrari is a lovely, precise machine, much more so than a VW
Bug--but there are a lot more Bugs on the road, and many of them are still
running and keeping their owners happy decades after they were built.

The proof is in the pudding.  It works.

Mike Brown
Electro Automotive: Conversions Since 1979
electro@cruzio.com  http://www.electroauto.com
POB 1113, Felton, CA 95018  (408) 429-1989
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Re: To Goo, or Not to Goo (was: terminals)