Al Gietzen wrote:

We are using GM Weather Pack connectors on our helicopter engine. The web
site where we get them is: http://www.quickcar.net/ign_sys/terminals.html

The connectors come complete with pins and seals.

Richard

After comparing prices and features, I bought some of the GM Weather Pack connectors.  The first
thing I will say about them is that they are BIG.  The 6-pin connector (flat, in-line) is about 2"
wide, and the two ends connected are about 2 3/4" long.  Also they are made for automotive wiring
with the thick insulation, so the wire entrance seals won't seal around anything less than about
#16 wire with Tefzel insulation.  They make a #22 wire look tiny.

But they will work; they are about half the cost of the more compact round connectors, and they
have removable pins (an important feature for me because I'll need to take some connectors off
again after the dyno run to feed them through the firewall).

For a small number of these you can do the wire crimping with a needle nose pliers.  For small
gauge wires you'll want to solder as well.

When you buy the connectors, they come carded with the seals and pins included.  Very convenient
packaging

Al

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