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Old 09-12-2019, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by HWYSTR455 View Post
The solder will wick into the wire, watch that vid I posted.

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you posted what appeared to be many videos;
Some people swear by soldering alone, and I know from looking at vintage wire looms that often they were twisted and soldered together, but my advise was much like yours - to use a butt connector finished off with heat shrink tubing;
The only difference between our posts was that I added soldering - I see it as an extra precautionary step to ensuring a good connection.

Space constraints don't always permit soldering, but I prefer to combine soldering on a butt connection, then sealing with heat shrink tubing.

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