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26-03-2003, 13:11

AJ Quick

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Originally posted by KenWittlief
Wire melting: where is it melting? at the terminal connection? thats a sign of a bad crimp. You might want to use some solder on the terminal and put heatshrink over it.

Yeah, that may be a good part of one of the reasons it was overheating and melting. I know once our wire came out of the connector during the build season, it may have not been seated correctly, or came loose.

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