7 pin cable
Due to a bit of age/corrosion, I have decided to replace the 7 pin plug/cable on the trailer. As I usually do when I am about to tackle something I haven't previously dealt with, I searched the net...
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Dusty R wrote:
True, but I do have the proper tool. I'm a retired construction electrician. And if I remember right, a box is required when the voltage is above 35 volts. On a trailer a box collects road salt and rusts.
I have worked in consumer and industrial electronic repair jobs for more yrs that I wish to count and also have wired from scratch a few homes including my own so I am well versed in having and using the proper tools. Many of those tools are far more expensive than the average home owner would want to spend on for casual repairs.
It is easy to forget that many times folks gravitate to grabbing pliers and smashing the heck out of a crimp splice either because they do not understand how to make a good crimp that lasts or have the tools but take a short cut with pliers..
