Bark-eater
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I think this is my first post here, so Hello!
As is my habit I have a number of projects moving slowly ahead at the same time. Right now I am working on wiring 3 bikes for dynamo lighting. Its a mixture of B+M and SON lights and a 1 SON dynamo, 1 Shimano dynamo and a B+M bottle generator. I also have a couple bottom bracket generators that will find homes eventually. So that's enough work to warrant purchasing a couple tools. The B+M lights all use a 2.8mm open "K" crimp.
Looking at whats available on Amazon its not clear which ratcheting crimpers will work with these connectors and 22 AWG wire. I think the standard B+M wire is actual a smaller gauge, but I'm not clear on all the terminology and designations. I was hoping to get a recommendation for a decent hobby grade tool that will work. I will also need a decent set of wire strippers. The hardware store set I have do not work on small wires, as I discovered battling with a broken thermostat wire one frozen morning. A soldering iron is also on the list. I haven't seen the one I had when I built a heath kit alarm clock back in the day.
Should I just go to ace hardware and Grab a Weller soldering pen? It there anything else I need? I have a multi meter to check continuity, and a mini torch for heat shrink. I spent some time looking for alternative wires and cables, rather than purchasing OEM stuff at $1 a foot, but I haven't found much on line that I'm sure enough to buy a roll of and any savings would get wiped out by buying a roll of something off spec. Its the same puzzle with buying Chinese connectors off of ebay and amazon. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I would appreciate hearing any recommendations.
Thanks, Woody
As is my habit I have a number of projects moving slowly ahead at the same time. Right now I am working on wiring 3 bikes for dynamo lighting. Its a mixture of B+M and SON lights and a 1 SON dynamo, 1 Shimano dynamo and a B+M bottle generator. I also have a couple bottom bracket generators that will find homes eventually. So that's enough work to warrant purchasing a couple tools. The B+M lights all use a 2.8mm open "K" crimp.
Looking at whats available on Amazon its not clear which ratcheting crimpers will work with these connectors and 22 AWG wire. I think the standard B+M wire is actual a smaller gauge, but I'm not clear on all the terminology and designations. I was hoping to get a recommendation for a decent hobby grade tool that will work. I will also need a decent set of wire strippers. The hardware store set I have do not work on small wires, as I discovered battling with a broken thermostat wire one frozen morning. A soldering iron is also on the list. I haven't seen the one I had when I built a heath kit alarm clock back in the day.
Should I just go to ace hardware and Grab a Weller soldering pen? It there anything else I need? I have a multi meter to check continuity, and a mini torch for heat shrink. I spent some time looking for alternative wires and cables, rather than purchasing OEM stuff at $1 a foot, but I haven't found much on line that I'm sure enough to buy a roll of and any savings would get wiped out by buying a roll of something off spec. Its the same puzzle with buying Chinese connectors off of ebay and amazon. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I would appreciate hearing any recommendations.
Thanks, Woody
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