{"id":19,"date":"2012-12-18T06:34:52","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T06:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/tips\/?p=9"},"modified":"2018-04-26T09:45:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T13:45:38","slug":"how-to-fix-and-deal-with-faulty-melted-connectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-and-deal-with-faulty-melted-connectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix Your Vehicle&#8217;s Faulty Melted Connectors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Why are my connectors melted &amp; how can I fix them?<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Got melted connectors?\u00a0 Here\u2019s why:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p>If connectors are not inspected &amp; maintained, the cycle will continue and the problems will increase.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1370\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1370\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/melted_wire_circle-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This illustrates the continuing problem of melted connectors!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here are some examples of bad connectors that we&#8217;ve seen on customer&#8217;s parts.\u00a0 If you have something that looks like this &#8211; you need to do some repair work right away!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1371 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bad_con1-300x118.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"118\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1372 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bad_con2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1373 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bad_con3-300x91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"91\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1374 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/bad_con4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>So what can you do about it?\u00a0 We&#8217;re here to help!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>Step 1: Inspect<\/h4>\n<p>Inspect every connector whenever an electrical part is replaced.\u00a0Have your connector kit, part #\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/proddetail.php?prod=11-501\">11-501<\/a>\u00a0($90) on hand for repairs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1368\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1368 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/RAW-11-501_open-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part# 11-001 Crimper This is the same high quality crimping tool that we use for all our in-house repairs. A must-have tool for all service departments! This crimper works with all of our connector kits.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Dealing with: Corrosion<\/h4>\n<p>If corrosion is just starting: remove connector(s) and sand blast, wire brush, etc to clean the area.<\/p>\n<h4>Dealing with: Melted Plugs<\/h4>\n<p>If plug is melted: remove all plugs &amp; replace them with new components using Rick\u2019s Motorsport crimping tool \u2013 Part#\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/proddetail.php?prod=11-001\">11-001<\/a>\u00a0($75)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1369\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1369 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/RAW-11-001-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part# 11-501 Connector\/Terminal Kit This is a general connector\/ terminal kit for Import motorcycles. Contains an assortment of male &amp; female connectors, matching terminals, and wire sleaving. See packaging for refill order information.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In some cases, terminals may need to be soldered to the wires. Depending on the degree of corrosion, some wire in the harness may need to be replaced as well. Always use a high quality\/high temp dielectric grease on all electrical connections to prevent future problems.\u00a0 Below is an image of what good\/repaired connections should look like:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1375\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/good_con1-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have faulty connectors on your motorsport vehicle? Ricks Motorsport Electrics will tell you what motorsport parts you need and how to solve the problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,5],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-faulty-connectors","tag-how-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1376,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions\/1376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}