Re: Coil Connection

Posted by HH56 On 2020/6/28 13:35:35

Those brackets often found on ebay do the job but one thing I have been curious about is that there is no specific way to route the wire from the armored cable thru the bracket to the opposite end of a modern coil and reach the terminal except thru the tiny opening left at the screw clamp -- providing the coil diameter is large enough to leave a suitable opening when the clamp is tight. That seems a catastrophe waiting to happen if vibration or an accidental pull on the wire manages to cut or scrape the insulation and cause a short.

Anyone ever see one of the brackets installed -- possibly back in the day -- to know if the mechanics of the era drilled a hole thru the firewall for a grommeted pass thru or use any other good means of protection? About all there was at the time for protecting or wrapping wire was bulky friction tape and doubt a layer of that on the wire would even fit thru the clamp opening.