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mkirsch
Nov 07, 2017Nomad II
Thanks, but even though that looks like a high quality cable, it introduces 8 additional crimp connections that I could avoid by simply having a quality plug to install on the ends of the new wires.
What failed were the CONNECTIONS, not the plug. Anywhere there was a butt splice in the wire, the wire disintegrated. I used heat shrink sealed butt splices too. The wire was literally GONE for as far back as I peeled the insulation, replaced with a blue powder. I don't know how you could possibly prevent that with "maintenance."
This is why I want to avoid butt splices wherever I can.
What failed were the CONNECTIONS, not the plug. Anywhere there was a butt splice in the wire, the wire disintegrated. I used heat shrink sealed butt splices too. The wire was literally GONE for as far back as I peeled the insulation, replaced with a blue powder. I don't know how you could possibly prevent that with "maintenance."
This is why I want to avoid butt splices wherever I can.
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