Red Arrows' Ascent
Home Page: Jonathan M
Rockport, ME, USA
| Total Posts: 13 | Latest Post: 2020-07-13 |
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• Battery lead terminals cleaned
• Lead battery terminal clamps overhauled, replaced with ring clamp steel terminal connections
• Battery grounds redone
• Battery lead cables swapped: 6 to 4 gauge fine strand welding cable. Crimped and shrunk-wrapped at the points of connection.
• Starter solenoid cleaned and polished
• Solenoid terminals cleaned or replaced with new ones and shrunk-wrapped at the points of connection.
• New holding bracket for the battery box
• OEM Lucas turn signal relay replaced with Rimmerbros 2-pin type relay on.
• New hazard relay (3-pin) bought, will be installed after existing relay dies
UPDATE (December 9th): The new thermal hazard relay is installed and in perfect working order. The turn signal relay lasted just over a month before a mechanical failure ensued (that’s the last I’ll see of Lucas). In its place I purchased a Tridon/Nuvita EL-12 flasher from my local Autozone for $13, and it’s working perfectly so far. Let’s see how long this one lasts...
• Lead battery terminal clamps overhauled, replaced with ring clamp steel terminal connections
• Battery grounds redone
• Battery lead cables swapped: 6 to 4 gauge fine strand welding cable. Crimped and shrunk-wrapped at the points of connection.
• Starter solenoid cleaned and polished
• Solenoid terminals cleaned or replaced with new ones and shrunk-wrapped at the points of connection.
• New holding bracket for the battery box
• OEM Lucas turn signal relay replaced with Rimmerbros 2-pin type relay on.
• New hazard relay (3-pin) bought, will be installed after existing relay dies
UPDATE (December 9th): The new thermal hazard relay is installed and in perfect working order. The turn signal relay lasted just over a month before a mechanical failure ensued (that’s the last I’ll see of Lucas). In its place I purchased a Tridon/Nuvita EL-12 flasher from my local Autozone for $13, and it’s working perfectly so far. Let’s see how long this one lasts...
Old vs new hazard relay
Orange residue is a protective spray coating to the electrical terminals
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