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Yes and no Posted by Eric Law [Email] (more from Eric Law) on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:36:03

In Reply to: every EE knows first parts to fail are..., James, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:32:54 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I agree 100% that connectors are frequently a problem (along with solder joints, frequently ones on connectors). But I don't agree that modern cars (depending on how you define modern) have worse connectors.

My first Saab was a 1972 99 with electronic fuel injection. My current one is a '97 9000 Aero. The '72 probably had somewhere around 1/100 the number of electrical connections, yet had connector-related (and every other kind) of electrical problems *much* more frequently than the Aero.

I attribute a lot of that to the poor techniques they used in those days to try to keep water out of the connectors. The waterproofing and other aspects of the connectors have improved tremendously over the years.

Eric

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Posts in this Thread:

philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, Jeff, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:58:04
- Re: philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, Dan K, Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:07:49
- Interesting thought, but, Noel, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:48:33
  - Re: Interesting thought, but, SWEDECAR , Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:39:35
    - Silver lining..., Eric Law, Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:51:22
    - Re: Interesting thought, but, SWEDECAR , Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:46:57
      - risk reward, Jeff, Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:37:00
  - I dunno, I'm always skeptical of that argument..., Craig, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:26:07
    - What's changed, Eric Law, Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:03:26
    - I think this is diffferent..., Noel, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:29:29
  - more circuit boards, Jeff Laske, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:56:46
    - every EE knows first parts to fail are..., James, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:32:54
      - Yes and no, Eric Law, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:36:03 <-- Viewing This Message
        ok, yes, that's partially true, but..., James, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:37:09
    - Expensive circuit boards, Bill Homer , Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:50:00
      - That's my point. It can be easy enough to, Noel, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:21:51
        Module Master, Bill Homer , Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:45:46
    - Complexity is a problem waiting to happen, Noel, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:35:11
- Re: philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, AeroLady, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:43:49
- Re: philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, EGD , Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:39:30
  - potholes galore, Jeff, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:06:02
- Re: philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, Brian in MA, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:33:21
  - Re: philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, Jeff, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:10:27
    - Re: philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, Brian in MA, Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:34:58
- Re: philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, DER, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:31:00
  - Re: philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, Greg Pfeiffer, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:13:08
    - Re: philosophical about Euro ride and electronics, dr fall, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:28:09

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