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Old 02-22-2019, 06:30 PM   #173
Nick M3
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Originally Posted by John V View Post
Yes, you insulate them with shrink wrap.

The reason I don't like the ones that have plastic surrounding them (i.e. insulated butt splices) is they're too fat and as a result make the harness bulky. These are hardly bigger than the insulated wire, even after shrink wrapping them.
This is what I generally use. Slightly bulkier than straight heat shrink, but not that much when shrunken down. And I can’t forget to put the heat shrink on first.

The uninsulated splices make sense for bit harness jobs, but the heat shrink splices are more convenient.
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