[Tanx] electrical repair part

[J. Braun]

I found the SolderSeal wire connectors on the web and decided to give them
a try. It looks like a standard butt connector but you don't crimp it. It
has a ring of solder inside a transparent case. The casing is heat shrink.
After baring the ends of the wires you slip them in so that they are both
within the ring of solder and next to each other. Then you apply heat.

I had a crimp connector separate and needed to reconnect the ends. I
figured this was a great chance to give it a try. The package I bought had
100 connectors in various sizes. I found the correct size, stuck the wires
in, and hit it with a heat gun. It took a minute but the casing did the
heat shrink thing and then the solder melted to make a better connection
than any crimp connector.

They claim that the connection is waterproof because of the heat shrink
tubing which I don't doubt. They also show a picture of using a match for
heat. That might be doable if you have 20 matches but it looks like a
disposable lighter would be perfect. The kit is about the size of a
Snickers bar and I'm definitely putting one into each of my tank bags. It's
a much better option than twisting wires with some black tape and hoping
they'll hold together.

https://solderseal.com/products/solderseal

J.


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