Easy Wired Distributor

I've had it with kits that come with tiny little distributors that are impossible to drill 9 holes in. I pondered on this one this morning and came up with this nifty lil trick.

All ya need is some distributor wire some alum tube about the same thickness as the distributor and a small piece of wire and super glue.

Make 5 equal loops with the distributor wire.. (There will be 10 strands).


Put the small piece of wire through the end with only loops. Twist the wire around neatly.


Cut a piece of aluminium tubing to length and clean up.


Cut off one wire that sticks up on its own off..(We only need 9) You can see in the above picture I have seperated the single wire to cut off.

Now add some super glue to the end of the bunched wires and slip it into the rod you previously cut.


Theres one easy wired distributor.

Nice Tutorial Andy! anything that makes wiring easier is great, Parts by Parks make an almost identical dizzy, but your way saves a few bucks!

That is very similar to what i done on the 63 Galaxie and 34 coupe. The only difference is i did not use the copper wire.

nice 1 andy, this is how i did the dissy on the willy's gasser

Thank you!!!! I #@$#@$#@$ hate doing distributors!!

Excellent tutorial Andy - oddly enough this is one area of modelling that doesn't bug me.

Normally Id punch a hole thru the side of the dissy but your way is cleaner and a lot more realistic

Don't know what size ally tube that is but the internal diameter of 4mm evergreen styrene tube is almost perfect to superglue in 9 lengths of wrapping wire.

guys please excuse my ignorance but i cant seem to find what I am looking for on the forum.

Can some one tell me what they are using for leads or the thread i need to go to please? especially the the thickness of the wire.

i got some wire from Paul dont know if he has any left, in the past i have also used electrical wire, strip the plastic coating of it and use the strands of copper wire individually

I've used fishing line and fuze wire before, but aftermarket model detail wire is better. The Parts Box has some- http://www.thepartsbox.com/ just look under 'engines and drive train'/'wiring and plumbing'. Size wise I guess something around 0.5mm is good, something smaller would be even better but in the end it's up to you. Hope this helps a little.

If you have a decent electronics store around, check out their "wrap wire". It is available in a number of colours including white (colour it yourself). One roll will do heaps of cars
Dick Smith and Tandy used to sell it when they were a serious supplier to the hobby electronics people but they have moved on.
There is some listed on Ebay but I have not used it . It is 0.5mm or 0.45mm diam. It looks like what I have bought previously. 30 metres for $17.00 - about 300 + cars?

Red
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wrapping-Wire-Wrap-Red-300-Meters-AWG30-Cable-/260808401634?pt=AU_Electronics_Vintage_Electronics&hash=item3cb96462e2

White 0.45mm
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wrapping-Wire-Wrap-White-300-Meters-AWG30-Cable-/250845116070?pt=AU_Electronics_Vintage_Electronics&hash=item3a6788b6a6

Yellow
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wrapping-Wire-Wrap-Yellow-300-Meters-AWG30-Cable-/250845115938?pt=AU_Electronics_Vintage_Electronics&hash=item3a6788b622

Black
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wrapping-Wire-Wrap-Black-300-Meters-AWG30-Cable-/260808402285?pt=AU_Electronics_Vintage_Electronics&hash=item3cb964656d

Chris

www.thepartsbox will also sell you "pre-drilled" resin dizzies.

You could use them as they come but I find it helps to drill the holes a touch deeper - easy to do as the fact that the holes are there already means the drill won't slip.

If you want wire that doesn't kink and comes in lots of colours, use a products they use in jewellery making called 'tiger tail'. It come in various gauges and can be used for things like battery cables, plug leads, throttle cables, bonnet cables, injector lines, air lines and the list goes on. My wife is a jewellery designer and sell the stuff. You can get it at Spotlight, but some of your online stores might have a better range of colours and gauges. If you have any probs finding it, send a p.m. At the moment we only have .45mm in stock in the following colours, silver, gold, black, red, purple, pink and blue. We sell it for $2 for a 2 metre pack.

Protechmodelparts.com has colored plug wires, boots, and wired distributers. Also dist. kits with aluminum bases.
I like the way you did that. Pretty slick.

Hey guys, i found a cheeeeep wire alternative. Strip a length of phone cable of computer cable, you get 6-10 colour options, depending on which one you use, and it aint to bad in size.

Only problem with that option DeeCee is it's then horribly out of scale as that wire is about 1mm in Diameter which = 1 inch thick in 1/25th. Best stuff to use is 0.5mm as it looks way better!!



...as a shameless plug, I've still got plenty of 0.5mm wire for sale in 6 colours
https://ozautobuilders.forumotion.com/t3853-some-various-bits-4sale-updated

"1/24 - 1/25th engine wiring 0.5mm Diameter perfect for plug leads etc.
Available in RED,BLUE,BLACK,WHITE,YELLOW,GREEN @ $2.50 per Meter.
Free postage Australia wide if 4 or more Meters of any colour purchased at once.

"Example of the wiring used here for Plugleads and Fuel line.

Dale ,I gotta agree with Paul. Here's a phone wire (my first detailed build around 04) using phone wire

and one from last year using wire similar to Paul's