Splicing wire

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by DonV

Seems to me 31 years of no problems with Bones' method is a nice history to work with! I'm too lazy for the soldering, I just use heat shrink butt connectors with the proper crimp tool and if it's where a lot of moisture is always present I add a adhesive heat shrink over that.

Fair enough! Apparently it works both ways. I have been doing it one way for a long time assuming that solder and salt would lead to problems. I rewired a Mako around 15 years ago that had corroded connections. I remember the soldered connections were corroded and beginning to fail but they were exposed, the wiring had no heat shrink over it. I suppose in hindsight that proper sealing of the connections is paramount.
If I had it to do over I don't know if I would change. Perhaps it more of an old dog & new trick thing than a rite and wrong thing.