Total Rebuild of a 1979 Dodge Class C

John H wrote:
Hello trucker,
In all of my soldering connectors have never had one break at the connector. In any type of connector between wiring is to assure a solid joint, not raising resistance, thus assuring a unimpeded current flow. Soldering does this. Now I can see the resemblance between the boating industry and the RV industry. But also believe since I am a boater also, I believe that the sever conditions in which a boat goes threw is far and away more than an RV undergoes. If I, or you for that matter, was to tint the two sides of a multi-strand wire, then complete the soldering of the two sides, then to seal that joint against moisture intrusion. I would then wonder how many times we would have to vigorous rotated those two wires to get the soider joint connection to break at that connection, before the multi-wire strands wire would start to give. In this I would wager far, far more than any RV would undergo in several life times. Now there are right ways and wrong to soider a joint, just as in most ways of doing things, and of course as always the course & the ways and means of getting there is your chose. I would never never give you any eroneous information, to lead you down a path of destruction, no not to you or anyone, but there are always newer and just maybe sometime better ways of doing things.
Other then this your project is starting to come together pretty good, showing all of your sweat & planning into a complete project.

I was thinking the same thing myself, In fact I did some test on this and thats what I come up with too, As long as it is done right the soldered splice would work fine, I will be using Solder and sealing them with this liquid tape and everything should out last the new wood.