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MG TD TF 1500 - Bullet Connectors

Another disapointing job! I bought a pack of 50 bullet connectors and thought I would have an enjoyable day properly engineering the connections to the lamps on my TF. I even made up a tool, similar to a pair of pliers to push the bullets into the connectors. However the job turned into a nightmare. Firstly I found that if you push the wire into the bullet so a little sticks out the the end to aid soldering the bullets are too long for the metal part of the connector and wont click in. Secondly if any solder runs down the outside of the bullet, even a trace, it opens up the connector as you push the bullet in and it is loose. Last of all the metal part of the connector is cut away in the centre and if you bush the bullets in too hard it simply collapses. I must add the bullets are modern ones i.e. small brass turnings and the connectors are covered in plastic rather than the original rubber. I suppose you could do a good job with the harness on the bench but it is a different matter with your arms stretched under the wings (fenders). Has anyone got a source for good quality bullet connectors or even a different type.


Jan T
J Targosz

http://www.autosparks.co.uk/index.php?cPath=129

I used these a few years ago, where fine.

hth
mog

Just tin the wire, put some flux into the bullet, insert wire apply heat to bullet and it should be job done,
Well that's how I was taught to do it
G Mills

G Mills has it - tin the wire first. Always makes soldering connections easier. Use good flux.
Geoffrey M Baker

Ditto to GM and GBs comments

Cheers

Bill Chasser
TD 4834
W. A. Chasser Jr

Geoffrey M Baker

Jan, your story sounds like my experience with my tail lights. LOL
Since my car was in pieces when I got it I had no idea how the tail light connections were originally connected but I "assumed" you just soldered on a bullet connector and pushed it in the little brass prongs. After destroying a wire connector (which I blamed on a bad part) I looked at a few old original sockets I had which luckily still had wire attached and figured out why the connector was spring loaded and how to properly connect the wire. LOL It was one of those DUH moments.
Live and learn I guess.
Rich (TD 3983) Taylor

This thread was discussed on 16/01/2015

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