Golden_HVAC wrote:
Wire nuts tend to vibrate off in a vehicle while a house is not normally subject to nearly as much vibration, so wire nuts are fine for home wiring connections.
Crimping has been a vehicle industry standard for many years. All the light fixtures in my 1997 Bounder RV are crimped together. I never guessed at why, other than it might cost less, until the vibration problem was mentioned. Crimp on connections usually can not vibrate loose, and therefore are required in most airplane connections that are not a screw clamping the wire to it's respective connection.
Good luck with your project!
Fred.
Yes, wire nuts and vibration do not mix well.. Learned that 35 yrs ago when installing car stereos and constantly having loose speaker connections when using wire nuts..
However, spring loaded wire nuts tend to hold very well and ARE "acceptable" for use in HOME 120/240V wiring so they cannot be all that bad..
My point though is with marker lights, the manufacturer tends to leave very little slack in the RV wire. This typically means you only have an inch or two of slack..
If you use crimp connectors or solder connections, the very next time you need to remove or change the marker you will end up CUTTING OFF the crimp or solder connection CLOSER to the RV. This means you will shorten the wire available for the next connection... You will only be able to do that several times and then you will no longer have enough slack..
I think in this case putting connectors (flat or bullet style) on may be a good choice to allow for removal of the marker in the future (you WILL need to replace the putty eventually)...
