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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055  |
Quality bit of kit that Landreiziger loom!! Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.
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17th Feb 2015 6:38pm |
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| sparkylee Member Since: 06 Nov 2010 Location: surrey Posts: 1455 
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In the first pic is it me or does the hose below the cable look rubbed or misshaped ?
Not sure what it does ? May be its under pressure to make clearance while doing this ! It's good to be back from the dark side DC110 -2012 Black with black hood and black x-tech FFRR 4.2 vogue Renault traffic auto PT crusier convertible Laika x700 Motorhome |
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17th Feb 2015 7:04pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558 
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Its the hard plastic pipe from wing intake to air box and they are a bit mishaped anyway im sure
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17th Feb 2015 7:09pm |
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| sparkylee Member Since: 06 Nov 2010 Location: surrey Posts: 1455
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Cheers ^ It's good to be back from the dark side
DC110 -2012 Black with black hood and black x-tech FFRR 4.2 vogue Renault traffic auto PT crusier convertible Laika x700 Motorhome |
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17th Feb 2015 7:20pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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My Landreiziger loom was installed by my dealer, and they also connected the permanent live to the starter motor or the alternator of my Puma without a problem (thanks to their lift I guess). Additionally, in order to have a perfect negative (mass) lead, they extended this black cable a bit and then connected this onto the airco compressor which is not only easy to reach from the top, but which has a nut screwed in which has no real use, so seemed to be waiting for this mass cable. According to my dealer this is the best mass you can find for this Landreiziger loom
Eric  Click image to enlarge You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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17th Feb 2015 8:12pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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That bolt that has "no real use " is a mounting bolt for the compressor , it goes right though the pump to the mounting plate at the back
Still ok , but thought you might want to know  |
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17th Feb 2015 8:19pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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^^ Aha, every day clearly is another school day. But it works perfectly for connecting this additional mass lead too.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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17th Feb 2015 8:25pm |
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| Sadi Member Since: 23 Jul 2015 Location: Windhoek Posts: 334  
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Thank you - exactly the info I was looking for... |
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24th Jan 2016 9:58pm |
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| Alexke Member Since: 03 Jan 2011 Location: Antwerp Posts: 113 
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I would make sure that bare copper has some Solder on it (it will corrode and add resistance) Discovery 4 SDV6 Landmark F31 320dA Msport xDrive LR Defender 90SW TD4 Stornoway grey 320d E46 E70 X5 3.0d Sold! FFRR TD6 - Sold |
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26th Jan 2016 12:43am |
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| pme Member Since: 06 Jan 2016 Location: cambridge and mainly ariege Posts: 49  
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Has anyone fitted the boomslang version, any problems to look out for?
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12th Feb 2016 7:52pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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Yes I have.
No major issues I don't think... I can't really remember much which means it can't have been too much of a job! Did find that the fuse's plastic had melted (but was still working) after a while though. |
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12th Feb 2016 8:26pm |
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| Swac3 Member Since: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 363 |
On the subject of soldering to reduce corrosion in a crimp terminal, I wouldn't bother to be honest.
Vibration and flexing can cause even good solder joints to crack if not properly supported and then you have a small fissure for water ingress with much less chance of drying out, also soldering multi strand wire produces what is effectively a solid wire with the stress point now at the crimp, flex or the lack of it in solid cores is why multi strand cable is generally specified in machinery with vibration potential. Engine bay ones see quite a bit of heat so generally shouldn't present any moisture problems. the worst will be areas where we tend to get lots of mud/crud build up like underside of the rear tub but even then unless you hermetically seal the termination, solder in the crimp wont protect the copper conductors behind the crimp where you've stripped off the insulation and your cable will corrode just not at the crimp but rather to the rear of it. A properly formed crimp termination shouldn't really allow water to wick along the conductors into the crimp body, but given the quality of most auto crimps and tools then maybe that's a possibility. Mil spec crimp terminals aren't soldered nor are aircraft wiring crimp terminations. 3 Landrovers |
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12th Feb 2016 8:47pm |
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| apt100 Member Since: 05 Mar 2015 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1547 
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Yes, a properly crimped terminal forms a gas tight joint. But you are also right that most auto crimps and crimping tools are pretty poor quality.
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12th Feb 2016 9:32pm |
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| Peter Td4 Member Since: 23 Oct 2010 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 227 
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You're entirely correct, but then again the solution shown by Eric is, sorry to say, a poor one from reliability point of view.
This type of crimp terminal should be protected from the elements, like virtually all crimp terminals should be. Now it is exposed making it just a matter of time before it will be corroded. Luckily, Eric only drives his SVX on sunny days, so he should be fine for many years to come  but I would not take this as a good example 
Actually, with some skill and practice one could solder-seal the tip of this crimped connector without the rest of the wire wicking up the solder. But this is not really practical either and difficult to control during soldering. The least thing to do is install a small protective cap over this bolt. But I'm wondering, how hot does an aircon compressor get when it is working hard ? Peter, Defender 110 StaWa - Td5 Defender 110 HCPU - Puma Defender 90 Soft Top - Td5 |
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12th Feb 2016 9:38pm |
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