Reply To: Johnson AB-25

[George Emmanuel]

I don’t like the use of silicone for any mag plates. There’s no reason to use it. On the mag plates that have the bakelite screw-in insulators there are several options to lock in wires. The concern in installing new wires is the prevention of damage to those coil tabs. The tabs on the A coils are pretty strong. So what I’ve done in the past is clean the threads well for the insulators so they screw in and out easily, and use a compressible grommet to lock in the wire. On the tab end I make a loop that goes over the tab and fits snugly but is not soldered.

There are plenty of pros and cons to my method, but if the wires are tight on the insulators, they hold up well.

George