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Hey Scott/3Phase and Steve and Marty and Nate, etc.,
No flame interpreted...I knew the crimp wasn't as good as OEM, but it was after hours, had the dryer all out and apart, and just wanted to get it working again ASAP. I'll get with an appliance repair shop in the near future and get the proper crimp. The only part that I could see the discoloration from overheating was actually at the crimped slip on tab....the heating element just behind that connector looked just great, and I used it this weekend and it worked flawlessly and flamelessly!
The test specs told me that the element should measure ~10-15 ohms, and it was just a tad over 10 ohms, it's one continuous coil that is just positioned with a variety of spacers.
Scott, you must have vice grip strength in your hands to be able to use the regular scissor/plier style crimper that comes in the crimp set. I used that same style of crimper, but then used my actual VICE GRIPS to be able to apply much more pressure on the crimp area.
All advice is taken seriously, and I will apply them to make the repair back up to OEM grade very soon. Now I have to deal with a 12V loss on my bike next...look for another thread soon!
T.C.
No flame interpreted...I knew the crimp wasn't as good as OEM, but it was after hours, had the dryer all out and apart, and just wanted to get it working again ASAP. I'll get with an appliance repair shop in the near future and get the proper crimp. The only part that I could see the discoloration from overheating was actually at the crimped slip on tab....the heating element just behind that connector looked just great, and I used it this weekend and it worked flawlessly and flamelessly!
The test specs told me that the element should measure ~10-15 ohms, and it was just a tad over 10 ohms, it's one continuous coil that is just positioned with a variety of spacers.Scott, you must have vice grip strength in your hands to be able to use the regular scissor/plier style crimper that comes in the crimp set. I used that same style of crimper, but then used my actual VICE GRIPS to be able to apply much more pressure on the crimp area.
All advice is taken seriously, and I will apply them to make the repair back up to OEM grade very soon. Now I have to deal with a 12V loss on my bike next...look for another thread soon!
T.C.
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