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The ­American Boat and Yacht Council says that we can solder, but we must also use a mechanical connection. The thinking is that a ­soldered connection makes the wire brittle and, due to the natural ...

If you've ever messed around with a car's electrical system or fitted toys like auxiliary lights and winches, you may be familiar with the art of soldering– splicing wires together. It's not hard, but ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at thread checkers to identify nuts and bolts, handy flexible hose clamp pliers and battery desulfators. This week's cool tool, generically known as heat-shrink ...

The 222 Series splicing connector enables termination and retermination of wires in sizes from 28 to 12 AWG. The three-conductor connector integrates an orange actuator lever that allows for toolless ...

Behind a freshly painted wall, a single shortcut splice can quietly turn into a heating element you never meant to install.

A while back, [Marius] was faced with a problem. A friend of his lives in the middle of a rainforest, and a microphone was attacked by a dirty, greasy rat. The cable was gnawed in half, and with it ...

Littelfuse has announced the C&K SpaceSplice Series Wire Connecting Solution, designed to replace manual splicing processes in harsh environments. These connectors provide a standardised, easy-to-use, ...

What's the right way to splice small gauge wire? I'm specifically needing to splice the wires coming from a PC's front panel. Not sure what gauge they are, but they're smaller than 22awg, so butt ...