{"id":697,"date":"2021-06-04T15:27:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/?p=697"},"modified":"2021-07-22T16:03:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T16:03:58","slug":"temperature-sender-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/06\/04\/temperature-sender-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Temperature sender repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While waiting for various parts to arrive in the post, I thought to overcome a small problem that I&#8217;m sure all LC owners have to deal with from time to time.<br>The spade connector atop the temperature sender is apt to snap off.<br>This one from the donor bike has.<br>In the past I have soldered a wire to the top of the sender and connected to the loom that way, but it has always been a bit fragile.<br>This time I was determined to find a better solution.<br>Using a spade connector from the electrical repairs box&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Clean up the little knob on the top of the sender with a dremmel.<\/li><li>Scrub the whole top of the sender clean with brake cleaner and a toothbrush.<\/li><li>Cut down the new spade connector and drill a 3mm hole in it.<\/li><li>Tin the top of the sender using copious amounts of flux.<\/li><li>Tin the spade connector using copious amounts of flux.<\/li><li>Place the hole over the knob, and heat until the solder flows<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_2669-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2848\" height=\"3797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alphabeta.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_2669-2848x3797.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"693\" 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