What is this electrical component?
I have been working on a Kwikee step that won't retract when the engine starts. I finally traced it down to what I thought was just a wire pulling out of a butt connector. That thread is HERE.
I bought some new butt connectors and crawled under there to splice the wire, but when I took off what I thought was the old butt connector, I found this. What is it? What does it do? Is it necessary? Where can I get another one? It appears to have color bands around it. SILVER/RED/RED/BROWN or BROWN/RED/RED/SILVER. It is 3/4 inch long and 1/4 inch in diameter. It had a wire coming out of each end that was soldered inline to the switched ignition wire going to the step.
I bought some new butt connectors and crawled under there to splice the wire, but when I took off what I thought was the old butt connector, I found this. What is it? What does it do? Is it necessary? Where can I get another one? It appears to have color bands around it. SILVER/RED/RED/BROWN or BROWN/RED/RED/SILVER. It is 3/4 inch long and 1/4 inch in diameter. It had a wire coming out of each end that was soldered inline to the switched ignition wire going to the step.
