Miami Son
Banned
- Joined
- Apr 10, 2012
- Posts
- 240
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- 13
- Location
- Port St. Lucie, FL
- Ram Year
- 2012 Ram 1500 Sport Crew Cab
- Engine
- 5.7L Hemi
Yes, that's how I do it. And if they are outside or exposed to the elements in any way I will cover the butt splice with shrink sleeve to protect it. Inside the cab the butt splice is fine uncovered, but I prefer to solder whenever possible.
In aircraft usage we have these great mil-spec butt splices that have their own shrink sleeve material that also makes the finished splice watertight. I have a bunch of them from my Gulfstream days and use them on important projects.
For those who don't know what mil-spec is, it is an abbreviation of military specification and refers to a level of certification required to meet military subcontractor specs of components, tools and processes. In industries like aviation many items are required to meet mil-spec qualifications to assure that they will operate and perform at a higher level than standard. Most automotive electrical components would not pass mil-spec certification.
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