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Unread 05-05-2010, 17:26
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Re: Electrical Connectors

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Originally Posted by Mike9966 View Post
The thing I wanted to add is to put a small drop of super glue on the dove tail just before you put them together. That works much better than pins, heat shrink or whatever to hold the connector together.
Mike
Mike,
The bad thing about that is needing to get them apart. Once glued you are hosed if something doesn't work or the wire breaks. We used the Anderson clamps for a while and found that if you tywrap the wire on both sides of the connection, they do not come apart. One cut releases one side if you need to make changes while the other side is still tied down.
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