I have a wire for my caution lights on my truck. When doing butt splices it would last a couple of months.
Last year I just did Wago and it's been fixed for good. Survived winter and me digging myself out of the mud. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CBN5196F https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CJ5QF4Z2 On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> wrote: > I don't have an answer to your question, but if you're not burying it, why > couldn't you just use the butt splices they sell at home stores that > include > heatshrink? Like this: > > https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-16-14-AWG-Butt-Splice-Heat-Shrink > s-7-Pack-AMT-4123/202522597 > <https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-16-14-AWG-Butt-Splice-Heat-Shrinks-7-Pack-AMT-4123/202522597> > > I think I've seen some that also have low melting point solder that can be > activated by a heat gun. > > At least once I've actually put cable glands on the ends of a Type C > conduit > body (like an LB but straight), then taped it for good measure, and buried > it. This would be more for jacketed cable rather than several individual > 16 > AWG wires. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Matt > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2025 9:21 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: [AFMUG] Sealing Wire Splice > > Occasionally I need to splice low voltage wiring in very damp environments. > Like a few 16 gauge wires for a sensor. I remember seeing a plastic tray > type thing that after joining the wires with whatever means you placed it > in > the tray, filled the tray with silicone RTV then snapped it shut. > > It looked something like an outdoor outlet cover like this but obviously > much smaller. > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XQFR68N/ > > Anyone know what these were or where to get them? Maybe it was back in > T1 days when they spliced underground? > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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