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Terminal Strips

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:00 pm
by Dan Hatch
Was looking in wiring drawer and saw these. Thought yous guys would like to see some original terminal strips. Most are NOS. The five space one has the word bat on one. Dan
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Re: Terminal Strips

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:02 pm
by 1925 Touring
Neat!
I wonder why ford went through the extra hassle on the back of the strip on hollowing it out, rather than just leave it solid?

Re: Terminal Strips

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:41 pm
by DanTreace
1925 Touring wrote:
Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:02 pm
Neat!
I wonder why ford went through the extra hassle on the back of the strip on hollowing it out, rather than just leave it solid?
Less material ,lower part cost….the H. Ford way ;)

Re: Terminal Strips

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:29 pm
by Dan Hatch
Those are for the metal fire wall cars . I think that is to be sure the wood screws won’t touch the firewall. The thinner ones are for wood firewalls.

Re: Terminal Strips

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:12 am
by Original Smith
I thought they were called terminal blocks?

Re: Terminal Strips

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:02 am
by TRDxB2
Original Smith wrote:
Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:12 am
I thought they were called terminal blocks?
Yup

Re: Terminal Strips

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:04 am
by Dan Hatch
Larry that is north of the Mason Dixon line. 😎