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Valkorado
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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2020, 08:46:53 AM » |
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Been using and recommending them for years! Mentioned them years ago on tech board and was poo-pooed. Best things since sliced bread!
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« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2020, 08:49:49 AM » |
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Been using and recommending them for years! Mentioned them years ago on tech board and was poo-pooed. Best things since sliced bread!
hmmmmm sliced bread for repairing wires. Who knew   |
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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2020, 08:51:26 AM » |
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Been using and recommending them for years! Mentioned them years ago on tech board and was poo-pooed. Best things since sliced bread!
hmmmmm sliced bread for repairing wires. Who knew I also carry several of several sizes in the saddlebags! |
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« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2020, 08:55:32 AM » |
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I've lookd at these before and they seem like a great idea. The ads I've seen are on FaceBook though and I've never trusted ordering/purchasing anything from FaceBook ads. Where have you purchased them?
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Valkorado
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« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2020, 09:01:47 AM » |
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I've lookd at these before and they seem like a great idea. The ads I've seen are on FaceBook though and I've never trusted ordering/purchasing anything from FaceBook ads. Where have you purchased them?
I was buying them bulk and very inexpensively on eBay. From China.  I'd now pay more, and have seen them for more at Napa. |
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« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2020, 09:08:17 AM » |
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I saw them on Twitter. Went to their website to order. It took a looong time to get them. If they sell them at NAPA, do that  |
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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2020, 09:11:09 AM » |
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It solders the wires together ?
Yep solders, heat shrink wrap, and heat shrink wire holders for strengthening the repair |
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2020, 09:11:59 AM » |
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It solders the wires together ?
Yes. It's a combination sleeve of low temp solder with a heat shrink sleeve over it. You put the wires in both ends, apply heat to both melt the solder and heat-shrink the tubing and voila..... Been using 'em myself for a while now, although haven't tried with a lighter, been using a heat gun, but haven't used 'em for a side of the road repair yet either. |
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2020, 09:12:30 AM » |
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There are quite a few of these on Amazon.
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« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2020, 09:13:36 AM » |
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« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2020, 09:16:01 AM » |
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They look interesting.
What are they called?
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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2020, 09:19:46 AM » |
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« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2020, 10:53:11 AM » |
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They have come out with some great stuff for us travel with now.
Remember when they came out with connections for plumbing
that had solder in them and all you had to do almost is heat them.
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« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2020, 11:01:07 AM » |
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They look interesting.
What are they called?
Heat Shrink Self-Solder Butt Splice Connectors |
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« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2020, 12:18:40 PM » |
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Got some on the way. Thanks. |
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« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2020, 05:16:22 PM » |
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thats pretty cool never seen them before neat idea and would seem to stay put forever unless overheat the plastic cracking or putting a hole in the plastic
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« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2020, 05:18:36 PM » |
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thats pretty cool never seen them before neat idea and would seem to stay put forever unless overheat the plastic cracking or putting a hole in the plastic
I've been worried about that aspect, when I use 'em I slip an extra regular heat shrink sleeve over the hot wire and another heat shrink over the whole thing once done just as extra insurance... (Been using these for a while now, both on the Valks and on house wiring.) |
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« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2020, 05:19:37 PM » |
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Thanks.
I'm crap at using the normal crimp type.
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« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2020, 05:37:30 PM » |
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I've seen the ads for those here and there online, but never bought any. When I was taught to solder wires, it was drilled in to me to make sure the wires were hot enough to melt the solder; not to melt the solder into the wires. Perhaps this type of low heat solder works OK for wiring connections. I'm just not familiar with it enough to say whether I'd be comfortable with a long-term repair made with it. I'd still prefer my solder method with marine-style heat shrink with sealant. Not easy to do on the side of the road, so maybe I'll buy a handful of these to throw in the roadside repair kit. While I can't recall ever having a roadside failure that these would have been helpful, I guess you never know.
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« Reply #21 on: April 13, 2020, 06:40:14 PM » |
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There is a pack of 150 various sized in Amazon that I bought.
They are hard to beat for a quick repair that you end up forgetting about because they seem to last pretty well....so far!
For me it has been mainly boat trailer wires which seem to catch hell from things that are kicked up off the road and into the wiring.
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« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2020, 07:37:59 PM » |
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maybe stupid question. what repairs/splices would one need to do on the road?
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