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RedBaron
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In my time doing maintenance in this industry I've found myself doing a lot in the way of electrical failure diagnosis.
Out of all the little diagnostic tools I've had to build over the years none are used as often as my little test leads. Test leads should be in a drawer in every motorcyclist's toolbox as far as I'm concerned. I can't take credit for their invention as they're actually quite common and the idea is far older than I am. I did modify the way I was shown (single wire) to multiple wire "grab and go" assemblies that work well for me and seem to be envied by everyone I've worked with lol. Also if someone has never saw the concept at all then maybe they'll want to make some be it my way or individual wire. I don't know that any of ya'll will have use for them as I've been in the garage too long to know what a normal human being goes through day to day, but if you fix a lot of crap maybe they'll be of some help.
Pins are available through online retailers, Suzuki, Yamaha, and parts unlimited so they're easy to find. Standard crimping procedures apply, though without grommets (no use in this application) the waterproof connector pins' grommet clip is better bent over 1 at a time rather than using an open barrel crimper. Build each wire with a male and female that match each other on each end to aid in finding which wire you're connecting to in a test (clip to a female spade if you're plugged into a female spade). I use the bullet pins, small spade, large spade, and waterproof pins and they cover 99% of what comes through my shop. Harleys take another pin style, another reason to tell them I can't service their vehicle
I find these more convenient than backprobe pins most of the time, and they're much simpler than trying to wiggle your meter's probe into a connector lol. Whenever a test comes a long, just grab a few sets of these and they should cover whatever testing you'll do. Now go make some!
Sorry for the terrible first picture.
Out of all the little diagnostic tools I've had to build over the years none are used as often as my little test leads. Test leads should be in a drawer in every motorcyclist's toolbox as far as I'm concerned. I can't take credit for their invention as they're actually quite common and the idea is far older than I am. I did modify the way I was shown (single wire) to multiple wire "grab and go" assemblies that work well for me and seem to be envied by everyone I've worked with lol. Also if someone has never saw the concept at all then maybe they'll want to make some be it my way or individual wire. I don't know that any of ya'll will have use for them as I've been in the garage too long to know what a normal human being goes through day to day, but if you fix a lot of crap maybe they'll be of some help.
Pins are available through online retailers, Suzuki, Yamaha, and parts unlimited so they're easy to find. Standard crimping procedures apply, though without grommets (no use in this application) the waterproof connector pins' grommet clip is better bent over 1 at a time rather than using an open barrel crimper. Build each wire with a male and female that match each other on each end to aid in finding which wire you're connecting to in a test (clip to a female spade if you're plugged into a female spade). I use the bullet pins, small spade, large spade, and waterproof pins and they cover 99% of what comes through my shop. Harleys take another pin style, another reason to tell them I can't service their vehicle
I find these more convenient than backprobe pins most of the time, and they're much simpler than trying to wiggle your meter's probe into a connector lol. Whenever a test comes a long, just grab a few sets of these and they should cover whatever testing you'll do. Now go make some!
Sorry for the terrible first picture.
