Tpoppa Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I didn't know these were a thing until last week. They look perfect for motorcycle applications.  I ordered some and I'll be trying them out.    1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Ok, that is dope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSerfozo Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Those look awesome! Did you get them from Summit? Let us know what you think about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 You can use a heat gun or a lighter. These would be handy for repairs in the field. I'm going to use them for my GPS connectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 $.50 a piece not bad. $.16 on ebay $.08 on amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 31 minutes ago, Tpoppa said: You can use a heat gun or a lighter. These would be handy for repairs in the field. I'm going to use them for my GPS connectors. Had to splice a sensor cable in the field. These would have been handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hell yeah:Â https://www.amazon.com/120PCS-Solder-Seal-Wire-Connectors/dp/B07S62KYSL/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 manf video is 2 years old with under 100 views.  amazon rating is 4.6 out of 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I've read debates in the past that say the solder wicks up the insulation and causes brittle wires. I've been crimping all my Voltage regulator connectors. https://www.google.com/search?q=solder vs crimp&oq=solder vs crimp&aqs=chrome..69i57.8383j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Mac Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Those are Tits Man. Got to get some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckles Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I need these to redo the wiring connections on my trailer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I expect some entertaining tests to failure from you all.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Those tests are missing the actual numbers in foot pounds where they broke. Really need that because math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Uh... ft/lbs are irrelevant. It's a soldered wire and not a rigging chain. It should never see tensile stress.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 10 hours ago, Pauly said: Uh... ft/lbs are irrelevant. It's a soldered wire and not a rigging chain. It should never see tensile stress.  I agree, at some point I’d want the connector to fail instead of breaking something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 23 hours ago, motocat12 said: I've read debates in the past that say the solder wicks up the insulation and causes brittle wires. I've been crimping all my Voltage regulator connectors. https://www.google.com/search?q=solder vs crimp&oq=solder vs crimp&aqs=chrome..69i57.8383j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 I've used this and other solder devices. But not on something that moves and vibrates. Aerospace crimps everything, using no solder on connectors and connections. Only on circuit boards. Vibration and motion cracks solder used on connectors and it fails. Lesson learned in my early years, wire nuts do not work on cars, they just vibrate and fall off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 I finally got around to using these. I used a lighter instead of a heat gun. The lighter works fine, a heat gun would probably have been a little more controlled. They are convenient with a slim profile, which is nice if your are working with multiple wires in a small space...like on a motorcycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSerfozo Posted October 15, 2022 Report Share Posted October 15, 2022 I bought a set of these when this thread was active and promptly forgot about them (I put them with stuff I was accumulating for a winter project that I still haven't started 😅 ). Yesterday, I wanted to splice some cables for an old O2 sensor and dug these out to use. My wife has a crafting heat gun that has a smaller tip and it worked perfectly! I spliced a 5 wire and a 6 wire cable and the splices were thin enough I could get a heat shrink over the whole thing.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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