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#4724
Something to watch out for is thermal runaway, I don't think it'd be a problem with stock wire in the tank, but as you feed too much current through a small wire it will heat up, further increasing it's resistance which makes it heat up all the more, thermal runaway. It is killer of LEDs and laser diodes, unless fed constant current instead of fixed voltage.
It happens a lot in terminals on cars, headlights, the blower fan resistor coil in my Colorado, some piece of **** kia I fixed...
For wicking you can add a drip loop if it'd fit, maybe it'd help?
It happens a lot in terminals on cars, headlights, the blower fan resistor coil in my Colorado, some piece of **** kia I fixed...
For wicking you can add a drip loop if it'd fit, maybe it'd help?
#4726
If it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, I added a pick up tube for a fuel system for nitrous back in 2006 on this car. I tach welded it into the hanger, and JB-welded it to seal it. In 2006, and it still doesn't leak as of 10/21/2015.
#4728
Oh. Well I dunno, if it's a problem I haven't experienced it yet. I googled it and found a few people did what I did, so I did it. I guess if you're worried about it, I think about 100 dollars will buy a good connector, and 2-3 hundred buys the tools to crimp pins for it. Then you can add a metal connector that is sealed and better. That's the only easy way I know to improve this given that the hanger is steel. Maybe cut a section of steel out, epoxy a piece of plastic in its place, and then use threw bolts and connect to those. Lot of work, in the end would be better than what I did though.
#4729
The connector from racetronix is actually for some dealer approved retrofit on GM cars or something like that. It was the best option I could find this side of a **** load of money. Pat they do sell insulated bolt terminals like you'd use to have battery lugs on the outside of a racecar and some people do use those with some globs of fuel rated rtv instead. If I was you though I'd have a sniff at the relay end of the wire poking out of your fuel tank and see if you can smell the gasoline thats probably inside the wire.
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I'm leaning towards the bolt terminals. If I can find them cheap. Saw some for like $12 on a quick search, but **** that's halfway to the racetronix thing.
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The $2-300, ratcheting, depth stopped, replaceable die crimpers are awesome, but not necessary.
Dont feel like deciphering the last 10 pages or whatever, but whats the deal with this bulk head connector obsession. You keep mentioning it, whats the problem? Cant find one you like? Are you over complicating **** again?
The $2-300, ratcheting, depth stopped, replaceable die crimpers are awesome, but not necessary.
Dont feel like deciphering the last 10 pages or whatever, but whats the deal with this bulk head connector obsession. You keep mentioning it, whats the problem? Cant find one you like? Are you over complicating **** again?
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Having never messed with a miata gas tank- other than converting to the proper gauge, whats the issue with the stock "bulk head" connector?
Edit- goggle images answered my question. I have nothing to add at this point. Carry on.