<VV> Terminal block, was: Horrid Red Plastic thingy?

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Egads... 

This is an item, that by ALL rights, should be a ZERO maintenance item. Although you've had no troubles with it, I have, and judging by the response, a LOT of Corvair owners have had issue with the horrid little red plastic thingy. <G>

It's a poor design. Depending on threads into plastic to maintain a tight electrical connection is absurd. For what, to save a couple of pennies on adding a nut? 

Metal on plastic threads for tight electrical connections has been eschewed by industry pretty much universally. This should be made as a textbook example as to why this is. 

Rant all you wish, my solution eliminates any repeat non performances!! LOL


 


John Roberts

 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: airvair at earthlink.net <airvair at earthlink.net>
To: Matt Nall <PatioMatt at aol.com>; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Mon, Sep 21, 2009 12:14 pm
Subject: <VV> Terminal block, was:  Horrid Red Plastic thingy?










LACK OF MAINTENANCE (as GM would say) is the reason anyone has trouble with
it. As you point out, the knuckle-dragging would-be mechanics abuse it,
then wonder why it breaks. The only "thingy" that's "horrid" is the idiot
who has trouble with it, or refers to it by that non-name.

I've owned Corvairs since before they stopped building them (the one I've
owned the longest and still have is a '67 - owned since '71) and have NEVER
had a problem with that terminal block. I'm always amazed at people saying
it's been a problem for them. Must have IQ's in the single digits is all I
can figure out.

BTW it's listed in Clark's catalog as "electrical connector" part #C6802 on
page 82.

-Mark (terminology police)


> [Original Message]
> From: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Horrid Red Plastic thingy?
>
> Dare the newbie ask what the horrid red plastic thingy is? Or will I 
> need to
> brace myself with a vodka tonic first?
> =========================================
>
>   On LM's  next to battery on the rail....  the 1/4x20  electrical 
> junction stud....
>
> Challenged Goriila's working on Vairs seem to find them fragile!  LOL!!
>
> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
> http://mysite.verizon.net/nalllm
>


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