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Old 11-18-2008, 12:58 AM   #11
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as long as your using the correct size for the guage wire your using it should seal around the wire... just as water proof as the shielding on the wire itself.
Exactly... and yes... di-electric grease like this?

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Old 11-18-2008, 01:21 AM   #12
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Dielectric grease will definitely help. If you're just having 'issues' with wire/terminal crimp corrosion, try using shrink tubing on the wire-side of the connector, but pre-fill the tube with the dielectric grease prior to shrinking it (marine wiring trick). As for the connectors themselves, cheap one, two, and three pin connector sets are available at any auto parts store.

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Old 11-18-2008, 03:42 AM   #13
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these are cool too http://www.onlineelec.com/brands/bul...connectors.htm

but not what I was talking about earlier. can't find a pic... damn it.
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Old 11-18-2008, 09:52 AM   #14
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The weatherpack is a rebuildable, re-useable and temperature resistant plug. Moira, the boat place I checked has the connectors I am looking at, but I really didnt think of that...shame on me, thank you for the help.
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Old 11-18-2008, 01:48 PM   #15
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Old 11-18-2008, 02:08 PM   #16
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Touratech (touratech.com) makes "panzerized" fused blocks and connectors for use on Beemers (part # 044-045) that are pricy but will hold up forever. Their stuff is about as rugged and weatherproof as anything you will find......
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Old 11-18-2008, 02:13 PM   #17
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If you are going the heat shrink route, there is some available that has an adhesive on the inside of the tube giving greater water resistance than the non adhesive shrink tubing.
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