Slow Monster rebuild

utopia · 11-03-2020, 10:56 PM

I was hoping you'd given the wiring a miss today.
I was going to post this earlier but I held back.
It seems like it might be ok now though, so here goes ....

Sometimes its all in the mind, so why not think about the wiring this way ...
Making the loom off a jig was always going to be an approximation as it always looks slightly different when you get down to the real thing. You were never going to get them just right first time.
Therefore, making the wires too long is actually the perfect outcome because now you can shorten them 'til they actually are just right.
Making them too short initially would have been disastrous.
So this is a good outcome. Don't spoil it at this stage.
Think how dissatisfied you'll feel when you're halfway through cutting and soldering with only a second rate outcome to look forward to, having been so close to perfection.
Compare that with the warm glow of satisfaction that will come as you look forward to a job well done if you refit the connector terminals.

11-03-2020, 10:56 PM	#11
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	I was hoping you'd given the wiring a miss today. I was going to post this earlier but I held back. It seems like it might be ok now though, so here goes .... Sometimes its all in the mind, so why not think about the wiring this way ... Making the loom off a jig was always going to be an approximation as it always looks slightly different when you get down to the real thing. You were never going to get them just right first time. Therefore, making the wires too long is actually the perfect outcome because now you can shorten them 'til they actually are just right. Making them too short initially would have been disastrous. So this is a good outcome. Don't spoil it at this stage. Think how dissatisfied you'll feel when you're halfway through cutting and soldering with only a second rate outcome to look forward to, having been so close to perfection. Compare that with the warm glow of satisfaction that will come as you look forward to a job well done if you refit the connector terminals.