Agree with Ian about ordering what you need from PWC. They have everything you need (and then some) and are very cheerful to deal with.
I find the B&M wiring easier to work with because it's smaller in diameter and the conductors are easy to separate and terminate. The Schmidt co-ax requires a bit more effort and precision to put the connectors on. The main tool you need is some decent wire strippers from just about any hardware store. I have never bothered to use solder to terminate them. Even sloppy crimps with pliers will do the job with some heat shrink over it. It's good skill to have, even at the 'crapsmanship' level, if you plan to run custom lengths inside fork legs, inside fender lips, etc. KJ On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 3:50:00 PM UTC-7 Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, NY) wrote: > Thanks, Ian. Sounds like that's the best thing to do as I'm not handy with > solder and finding the right size connectors could be tricky. > > On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 6:46:22 PM UTC-4 Ian A wrote: > >> >> If it is to run out to the tail light, the connectors from the light >> (assuming B&M/Schmidt etc) require 2.8mm female spade connectors. Either >> crimp or solder to the coaxial cable and heat shrink to insulate. 2.8mm >> spade connectors aren't too available at hardware stores. The connectors >> for the main light to the hub are 4.8mm (effectively 5mm) connectors, and >> it is easy enough to find 5mm female spade connectors at most hardware >> stores. >> >> Best thing to do would be to contact Peter White for the right >> connectors. If you know the length of tail light run you need, he would be >> able to sell you a complete run, ready crimped and heat shrinked etc. >> Having struggled with crimping those connectors and going through quite a >> few before successful crimpage was achieved, I'd recommend going the >> professional route. (Although my amateur wiring handywork has held up fine >> over a few years). >> >> IanA Alberta Canada >> On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 4:30:36 PM UTC-6 Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, NY) >> wrote: >> >>> I bought a Schmidt dynamo coaxial wire from a local bike shop. Each end >>> is just a single straight unadorned wire, though, with no connectors. I >>> need to use it with B&M lights which have two connectors set up like the >>> below photo from Riv >>> <https://www.rivbike.com/collections/lights/products/schimdt-wire>. >>> >>> Pardon my ignorance, but do I have to purchase the connectors from a >>> speciality source or is this something I can get from a hardware store and >>> DIY? If the latter, what exactly am I looking for? If the former, are there >>> online sources? Thanks in advance. >>> >>> [image: LTD-51-2_590x.jpeg] >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/db3ec2de-edd7-49bd-be42-a8d480202f82n%40googlegroups.com.
