[Tanx] [VJMC] electrical repair part

[Jason Howell]

Looks like a valuable addition to a traveling kit. If you have a high-heat
wiring area to fix, you probably have a bigger problem than can be fixed on
the side of the road.
I'll be getting one to wire in my aux lighting. Good practice and easier
and less toxic fumes compared to a soldering iron.

On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 7:02 PM Bill Johnston via Tanx <
tanx at lists.micapeak.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the posting.  I have seen the connectors advertised quite a bit
> and found it intriguing.   This is the first time I have seen a comment
> from anyone using them.  It sounds like a good thing to have around the
> shop.  Most crimp connectors have opaque heat shrink.  Solderseal lets you
> do a visual on the completed connection.
>
> Bill
> On 3/18/2021 9:54 PM, J. Braun wrote:
>
> 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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