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[teal_dx]

- Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:26 pm #31669 I've seen them before, but can't think of what they are called... and I need to find some.

They are used when you want to connect 2 separate wires. The connector is a little plastic square that has a little cover that opens up. Then you put the 2 wires into the slots and close the cover. Then there is a small metal piece that is on the cover. You squeeze that with pliers and it pierces through the insulation of both wires, making an electrical connection between the two.

anybody know

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- Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:32 pm #31670 OH jesus i know exactly what you are talking about... ahh.. it's not a splicer is it? wire tap maybe? shit now it's starting to bug me

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- Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:08 pm #31672 is it called a T tap?

http://www.tessco.com/products/displayP ... ventPage=1

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- Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:28 pm #31674 or hopkins splice connectors?

http://www.autozone.com/selectedZip,430 ... ectZip.htm

[teal_dx]

- Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:25 pm #31678 the autozone one is the one I was thinking of
Good to know I can pick some up on my way home

thanks guys, tonight may be the night I get my EK on the road!

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- Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:34 pm #31680 Yeah those would have come in real handy when i did my inner tail light project I may pick them up and redo it..... ahh fuck it lol it's been the way it is for over a year and a half now.

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- Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:36 pm #31681 yeah those things are sweet, we use them to hook up trailor lights and its prob what im going to use hook up my city lights

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- Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:29 pm #31745 Actually it's not recommended that you use those (scotch locks, t-taps). Solder or crimp using some good crimps like the Channel Lock 909. I'm a car audio/security installer and I've also done my fair share of gauges and engine management systems. Those connectors are prone to failure. Even worse, they cause an intermittent connection which causes premature failure of your electronics. The vibration, temperature changes, bumps, stop and go, moisture etc in a car require good solid electronic connections. You don't see any t-taps from the factory, do you?

http://causeforalarm.thecarthing.com/ve ... w_to_Crimp