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

[Electro Automotive <electro@CRUZIO.COM>]

If you want the finished
>product to be reliable, the parts used and the workmanship have to meet
>standards. If you use sub-standard parts or assemble the parts in a manner
>that does not meet the standards, you are sacrificing reliability.
>Reliability is not something that you can actually see or touch.

You're not listening, Bill.  Reliability is *very* important to me--and I
have it.  I have one car that has been in service since 1979, another since
1991, and dozens of customer cars over the years.  I have *never* had a
report of one of these crimps causing any problem.  What more reliability do
you want?

I believe in standards--that are appropriate to the application.  I will
never sacrifice reliability for low cost, and I am offended that you imply I
would.

So, there are several hundred people on this list.  Has anyone ever
experienced a failure at the connection between the cable and the
lug/terminal?  (I'm not talking about the physical connection of the lug to
the battery post--that's a different issue.)  If you have had a failure,
what kind of connection was it--hammer crimp, solder, hex crimp, what?  If
it was a hammer crimp, describe the tool--there are  several types, some
better quality than others.  Let's have some empiric evidence here about
reliability rather than speculation.

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)