> >>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

     > Al,
     >
     > There's a big red flag in the post above. Crimping a connector with anything
     > other than the tool designed for that connector will likely get you a failure at
     > the worst possible moment.
     >
     > I have no desire to start a flame war about the merits of crimp vs. solder, but
     > please, if you don't want to invest in the tool, solder everything.
     >
     > Charlie England (electronics tech in a former life)

     Good point.  With skill and care you can make a good crimp with a needlenose, but not
     likely as good as with the specific crimper.  I also did a very careful solder job on
     every lead making sure it didn't wick up the wire.  The pins have a crimp that goes
     around the end of the insulation as well, and then the seals are behind that; so the
     wires are well supported.

     Al

Al if you turn off your html I think your messages will be less
garbled.

Paul Lamar
 
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