Will try later.
1970 Explorer Class A on a 1969 Dodge M300 chassis with 318 cu. in. (split year)
1972 Executive Class A on a Dodge M375 chassis with 413 cu. in.
1973 Explorer Class A on a Dodge RM350 (R4) chassis with 318 engine & tranny from 1970 Explorer Class A
So ... I'll try (again!) by breaking it up into parts ...
I'm going to start my discussion of motor vehicle wiring by looking at tools.
Axiom #1: Never buy a tool until you actually need it.
I've bought tools that I thought I'd need and want to use someday. Many of those tools now sit in the back of my shed, having never been used. (This was more true in the past than recently ... I've learned my lesson.)
1975 American Clipper RV with Dodge 360 (photo in profile)
1998 American Clipper Fold n Roll Folding Trailer
Both born in Morgan Hill, CA to Irv Perch (Daddy of the Aristocrat trailers)
I don't like assuming anything about a person's knowledge so I encourage you to look up the following three tools on Wikipedia. (Even if you're already familiar with them.)
Axiom #2: Brand name tools does not necessarily mean quality tools.
Around fifty years ago, I bought a no-name set of pliers consisting of diagonal cutters (commonly called "dikes"), needle-nose pliers, and lineman's pliers. The linesman's pliers disappeared roughly forty years ago, presumably "borrowed" by someone and never returned. I damaged the diagonal cutters by using them to remove studs from a set of tires 35 years ago. On the other hand, I still have the needle-nose pliers and continue to use them, as recently as yesterday. (Those needle-nose pliers are still my favorite ... I haven't found any others that serve as well for general all-around use.)
I've encountered expensive, supposedly top-of-the-line tools that were actually inferior to less expensive versions.
Buying good quality, durable tools can be tricky. You need to understand the tool, what it's used for, and what makes the difference between quality and **** for that particular tool. For example, the jaws on most pliers should meet completely. However, depending on what the pliers are designed to do, there may be a gap in certain places along the jaws. (See picture of lineman's pliers in the Wikipedia link above.) Likewise, the cutters on some types of pliers, as well as some versions of any particular type, won't actually cut wires or do so in a ragged, unsuitable fashion.
(I dislike buying tools in plastic blister-packs because I can't get a feel for how well it works, how comfortable it feels, and so on.)
Axiom #4: Buy the best tool you can find.
If you can't afford the best, wait until you can or make sacrifices elsewhere in you life.
Waiting isn't always an option, so skip buying a couple-three-four six-packs or skip going to a movie or eating out. (There's been many times my wife has said, "Let's save the money for {such-and-such} tool you need/want instead.)
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
On the other hand, I still have the needle-nose pliers and continue to use them, as recently as yesterday. (Those needle-nose pliers are still my favorite ... I haven't found any others that serve as well for general all-around use.)
On the other hand, I still have the needle-nose pliers and continue to use them, as recently as yesterday. (Those needle-nose pliers are still my favorite ... I haven't found any others that serve as well for general all-around use.)
Griff, if you ever get the chance, try a set of needle nose pliers made by a company that bears the name Wiha. These are carried by Boker distributors, as in Boker Knives. Made in Germany, and fine precision tools. No, I don't work for them. I recently found their tools in an electronics supply store too.
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Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
Okay, whenever I try to upload a longer post, I get a "connection reset" message. Don't know if it's RV.NET or the inexperienced, untrained, wannabes running my ISP's network.
Okay, whenever I try to upload a longer post, I get a "connection reset" message. Don't know if it's RV.NET or the inexperienced, untrained, wannabes running my ISP's network.
I've been getting a lot of that as well. Maybe the internet is about to implode? NSA? Russians? They must be horribly bored if so.
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Ballenxj wrote:
I've been getting a lot of that as well. Maybe the internet is about to implode? NSA? Russians? They must be horribly bored if so.
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
Okay, whenever I try to upload a longer post, I get a "connection reset" message. Don't know if it's RV.NET or the inexperienced, untrained, wannabes running my ISP's network.
Okay, whenever I try to upload a longer post, I get a "connection reset" message. Don't know if it's RV.NET or the inexperienced, untrained, wannabes running my ISP's network.
I've been getting a lot of that as well. Maybe the internet is about to implode? NSA? Russians? They must be horribly bored if so.
No, I can make connections and upload to other sites so it's either RV.NET or my ISP.
My Internet Service Provider (ISP) has clearly either underfunded their infrastructure, has oversold their services, is failing to pay enough to attract trained and experienced system/network administrators, or all of the above.
When cable (their main competitor) finally reaches out where we are, I'll switch so fast your head will spin.