Tire pressure

[The Force power]

what size hammer to use?:lol::laugh:

 

[GA_Boater]

When I change tires on trailer rims, I use Dawn because it leaves my hands soft and smooth. Something better?

 

[MRS]

Palmolive like Marge did :joyous:

 

[The Force power]

I don't change tires, rims only!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Dad and I have a combined 80+ years of towing.
All on bias ply tires.
All run at max pressure.
Often on 5-8 year old tires.
Only one failure, caused by a nail, which we suspect lowered the air pressure, tire popped off the rim when we hit a set of rough railroad tracks.

This is boring, lets talk about connecting wires together.

Crimp, twist, solder, tape, shrink-wrap, double shrink, adhesive lined shrink connectors.

crimp with correct crimping tool, then solder then adhesive lined heat-shrink in appropriate color. Red for power, Black for ground

 

[Grub54891]

 

[bruceb58]

Crimp and NEVER solder. Been an EE in production environments in defense, automotive and commercial. Crimped joints are never soldered.

https://shop.marinehowto.com/product...nal-crimp-tool

Scroll down to crimp vs solder
https://marinehowto.com/marine-wire-termination/

If you actually use the proper crimp tool, no solder is getting in there anyway since the crimp is a cold weld.

 

[Scott Danforth]

I have been crimping and soldering for decades. While it may not be needed, it does seal the joint and prevents corrosion from wicking up the terminal

 

[ahicks]

When I change tires on trailer rims, I use Dawn because it leaves my hands soft and smooth. Something better?

Something much better actually. Have somebody else do it!

 

[GA_Boater]

Something much better actually. Have somebody else do it!

I'll get Marge with the Palmolive the next time. LOL

 

[The Force power]

I have been crimping and soldering for decades. While it may not be needed, it does seal the joint and prevents corrosion from wicking up the terminal

Agree and also a small amount of solder makes its way into the wire-strands down the wire preventing breakage.
wash-off any residue of solder flux (corrosive) shrink tube is a must

 

[bigdee]

crimp with correct crimping tool, then solder then adhesive lined heat-shrink in appropriate color. Red for power, Black for ground

Do you always crimp at maximum pressure or do adjust for wire size.....

 

[Scott Danforth]

I use the appropriate tool setting on the appropriate terminal for the wire at hand

 

[sam am I]

"Crimp where you can, solder where you have to."

https://millennialdiyer.com/articles/motorcycles/electrical-repair-crimp-or-solder/

 

[JimS123]

Oh my...I guess i'm a little slow today, but finally I figured it out.

If you crimp wires around your chinacrap bias radial tires you can put any pressure in that you want and you won't have a problem.

Why didn't y'all just splain it in the first place. We could have ended this thread in the 2nd page instead of running its course in the the 5th.

 

[bigdee]

I use the appropriate tool setting on the appropriate terminal for the wire at hand

Does that keep it from wearing in the center tread too?

 

[bruceb58]

Agree and also a small amount of solder makes its way into the wire-strands down the wire preventing breakage.

Actually, solder going down the wire strands make is more susceptible to breakage since you now have a solid wire. That's the whole reason you don't want to solder in a high vibration environment. Sam am I's article explains this as well as the one I posted earlier.

 

[GA_Boater]

Actually, solder going down the wire strands make is more susceptible to breakage since you now have a solid wire. That's the whole reason you don't want to solder in a high vibration environment. Sam am I's article explains this as well as the one I posted earlier.

Just what I was taught in 1965. Only solder when you have to and this was for the Air Force.

 

[The Force power]

true, but there will be always be a point of it being solid going to flexible either crimped or soldered
I guess its one of things; to each their own. lol

 

[The Force power]

Oh my...I guess i'm a little slow today, but finally I figured it out.

If you crimp wires around your chinacrap bias radial tires you can put any pressure in that you want and you won't have a problem.

Why didn't y'all just splain it in the first place. We could have ended this thread in the 2nd page instead of running its course in the the 5th.

yes wire wrapped tires and solder the joints, not just crimped! lol