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Offline twright3

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Get a color print of the wiring diagram to ease use
« on: January 05, 2023, 10:50:50 AM »
I have an original owners manual for my K1 but the wiring diagram is difficult to use. It's easily damaged and the lines are very close together. I found a wiring diagram on the internet (or I could have scanned it from the manual) and had an 11x17 print made. Now it's easier to follow the lines and I don't care much if it get damaged. I decided to do this for several vehicles at once so I used an online service. This is impractical for one image because the postage is brutal. I did notice when checking the options that FedEx has print centers that will make large color prints for about $3 per square foot, so an 11x17 would be about $5. It may be possible to do better at Office Depot or Staples. Use card stock.
See attached picture; the pen is for scale although I may use it to make notes on the diagram.

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Re: Get a color print of the wiring diagram to ease use
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2023, 03:28:04 PM »
 I was able to print old man Honda diagrams on two pages and tape them together. 
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Re: Get a color print of the wiring diagram to ease use
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2023, 06:49:32 PM »
i've downloaded a few wiring diagrams from the net onto a usb stick, taken them to the local office supplies store, had them printed in A3 format ( same size as twright3 mentions below )and laminated, cost about $12 each. one was for the R3 which needed elec work doing and my auto elec was high in his praise of this action as he's getting old and found it a hell of a lot easier to follow the wiring in big colour
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Re: Get a color print of the wiring diagram to ease use
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2023, 09:27:30 PM »
 I saw a guy that was putting an efi engine into a 32 Dodge Brothers coupe, way back when it was an unknown deal and pretty primitive. He had the engine wiring diagram blown up at a blueprint maker shop, it covered an entire table.
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Re: Get a color print of the wiring diagram to ease use
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2023, 02:28:34 AM »
I saw a guy that was putting an efi engine into a 32 Dodge Brothers coupe, way back when it was an unknown deal and pretty primitive. He had the engine wiring diagram blown up at a blueprint maker shop, it covered an entire table.

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Was it in blue print or actual color?

🤔 That has me wondering if it could be done at a sign shop that has large plotter printers??? I'll have to swing by my friend's shop and ask.....

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Re: Get a color print of the wiring diagram to ease use
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2024, 10:40:12 AM »
I have an original owners manual for my K1 but the wiring diagram is difficult to use. It's easily damaged and the lines are very close together. I found a wiring diagram on the internet (or I could have scanned it from the manual) and had an 11x17 print made. Now it's easier to follow the lines and I don't care much if it get damaged. I decided to do this for several vehicles at once so I used an online service. This is impractical for one image because the postage is brutal. I did notice when checking the options that FedEx has print centers that will make large color prints for about $3 per square foot, so an 11x17 would be about $5. It may be possible to do better at Office Depot or Staples. Use card stock.
See attached picture; the pen is for scale although I may use it to make notes on the diagram.
Looks my schematic I bought from Kojaykat in the uk


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Re: Get a color print of the wiring diagram to ease use
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2024, 08:44:37 AM »
My Kojay kat copy costs a bit , I’m going to try this . Never thought about going to office max.Not the deepest thinker, BUT. I’m a good dancer so it all equals out


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