Terminal Box

CatMan1

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Is there a wiring diagram for the Terminal Box? I had to take mine apart a few months ago and now I’m trying to recall how it goes together. Fortunately the wires have their ‘memory’ and that will help, but just wanted to be sure. How do I keep the wires tight and connected? I assume the nuts on the inside of the box has something to do with it?
 
Is there a wiring diagram for the Terminal Box? I had to take mine apart a few months ago and now I’m trying to recall how it goes together. Fortunately the wires have their ‘memory’ and that will help, but just wanted to be sure. How do I keep the wires tight and connected? I assume the nuts on the inside of the box has something to do with it?

Hopefully this image helps you out:
 

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For non standard wiring you can make your own wiring diagram. Just use basic electrical practice.
 
How do I make sure the connections are tight? Does the wire just get sandwiched between the internal nut and the exterior nut?
 
Cat Man, Here are some tricks. Make sure the connection parts are shinny. You can use a brass wire brush. Use some electrical grease on the connections. You can find this in your local auto parts store or hardware store. The grease keeps oxygen and moisture from getting in there and corroding the connection. The connector goes between the fixed nut and the exterior nut. Do not over tighten so that you strip the treads. Just a firm tightening.
 
Cat Man, Here are some tricks. Make sure the connection parts are shinny. You can use a brass wire brush. Use some electrical grease on the connections. You can find this in your local auto parts store or hardware store. The grease keeps oxygen and moisture from getting in there and corroding the connection. The connector goes between the fixed nut and the exterior nut. Do not over tighten so that you strip the treads. Just a firm tightening.

I assume that the internal nuts need to be spun out towards the front of the car sone to ensure a good connection?
 
No,the two internal nuts make the connection.The outside wing nuts do nothing but hold the cover on,they have nothing to do with the connectionsThousands of Model A's were driven around with lost/broken covers.The cover just keeps the elements and oil out.
 
No,the two internal nuts make the connection.The outside wing nuts do nothing but hold the cover on,they have nothing to do with the connectionsThousands of Model A's were driven around with lost/broken covers.The cover just keeps the elements and oil out.

I wish I’d taken a picture of this before I pulled the wires. I only have one internal nut on each post. Surely there must be 2 on each? Anyone have a picture?
 
There should be a nut and thin washer holding the stud tightly in place in the bakelite/plastic box.Not too tight though,the original boxes will easily break if that nut is tightend too much.Then all your wires go on where they belong,and another nut with thin washers.Those are your connections,not the outside cover nuts.Should be two on each.
 
There should be a nut and thin washer holding the stud tightly in place in the bakelite/plastic box.Not too tight though,the original boxes will easily break if that nut is tightend too much.Then all your wires go on where they belong,and another nut with thin washers.Those are your connections,not the outside cover nuts.Should be two on each.

Either I lost them or they were never there. It’s not like me to not put them back on after taking them off so I don’t lose them. I would imagine that not having both would cause all sorts of issues. They were run up pretty close to the cover as off the original owner put it together minus the two……
 
This is a good link for all electrical system data; It's not inclusive and it has at least one flaw that I noticed but it's good to go for the terminal box.
https://www.lionsgatemodelaclub.com/Reference Info/2018 Reno Electrical System Alex Janke (1).pdf

Be aware that there was a change in the earlier service bulletins that updated the coil connection so that it would be included in the ammeter circuit. This way it can help a person diagnose the ignition system to a certain degree. The PDF reflects that change by giving the early and post bulletin diagrams. The flaw I noticed was the way the ammeter is connected in a photo. The diagrams are spot on.
 
Rotorwrench beat me to it but here's the picture from that article of the terminal box.
 

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