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Molto Verboso
150 Sprint Veloce, RE Meteor 350
Joined: UTC Posts: 1270 Location: St Neots Cambridgeshire England
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Molto Verboso
150 Sprint Veloce, RE Meteor 350
Joined: UTC Posts: 1270 Location: St Neots Cambridgeshire England
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I've run into a slight problem, trying to narrow down as to why the scooter won't fire up (see my earlier post "scooter stumble")
I had to buy a new control switch for my Vespa Sprint, as one of the little brass screws didn't tighten very well, and the dark blue wire kept slipping out.
Now, I've bought a new wiring loom because to be honest the wiring has seen better days, having been snipped and trimmed for as long as I've had the scooter, perhaps earlier, but that's going to be sorted when I get the scooter re-sprayed. So future wise, that issue will be sorted.
However, while the new switch has arrived, I just cannot get the wiring to sit tightly in it's little hole, and I dare not try to over tighten the tiny brass screw, just i case I cross-thread it! it's as if the wiring was too thin for the switch!
I've tried to "thicken" the wires by coating them with a thin amount of solder, but that's proving to be a little hit and miss!
Does anyone have any idea's on how to secure the thin wire in those small holes on the switch??
Maybe this could be a total waste of time, but I need to cover all aspects and connections in trying to solve the problem of getting to sprint to start!
Graham
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Ossessionato
BV400, Primavera 150, Yamaha Zuma 125
Joined: UTC Posts: 4375 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
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BV400, Primavera 150, Yamaha Zuma 125
Joined: UTC Posts: 4375 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
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Look up "ferrules" and see if that's what you need. I think they may be easier to find in Europe than they are in the US.
Or, could you just replace the screws or put washers under them?
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bodgemaster
63 GL, 76 Super (x2), 74 Primavera (x2), 79 P200, 06 Fly 150
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bodgemaster
63 GL, 76 Super (x2), 74 Primavera (x2), 79 P200, 06 Fly 150
Joined: UTC Posts: 7194 Location: So Cal
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A picture would help. If you're saying the brass screw won't pinch down on the wire when it's tightened, try loosening the screw and inserting the wire further into the hole. If that doesn't work, try striping a little more insulation off the wire and folding it back on itself to double up the gauge.
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Molto Verboso
150 Sprint Veloce, RE Meteor 350
Joined: UTC Posts: 1270 Location: St Neots Cambridgeshire England
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Molto Verboso
150 Sprint Veloce, RE Meteor 350
Joined: UTC Posts: 1270 Location: St Neots Cambridgeshire England
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JKJ-FZ6 wrote: Look up "ferrules" and see if that's what you need. I think they may be easier to find in Europe than they are in the US.
Or, could you just replace the screws or put washers under them? That's what I'm looking for -bootlace ferrules! They will do just the job!
Ta!
Graham
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BV400, Primavera 150, Yamaha Zuma 125
Joined: UTC Posts: 4375 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
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BV400, Primavera 150, Yamaha Zuma 125
Joined: UTC Posts: 4375 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
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Vespas 1964 GS160, 1965 SS180, 1977 V9A1T, 1983 PX150E
Joined: UTC Posts: 2537 Location: Siam
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Vespas 1964 GS160, 1965 SS180, 1977 V9A1T, 1983 PX150E
Joined: UTC Posts: 2537 Location: Siam
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SoCalGuy wrote: ... If that doesn't work, try striping a little more insulation off the wire and folding it back on itself to double up the gauge. This works fine aside from properly soldering with an iron and silver.
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Vespas 1964 GS160, 1965 SS180, 1977 V9A1T, 1983 PX150E
Joined: UTC Posts: 2537 Location: Siam
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Vespas 1964 GS160, 1965 SS180, 1977 V9A1T, 1983 PX150E
Joined: UTC Posts: 2537 Location: Siam
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Now I'm lost. I have no idea what you're doing.
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