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bus connectors
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:57 AM
hello, I was wondering if anyone knew of conecctors to use for the bus line feeders, so you don't have to strip all the drop wires and the bus line to connect them, Thanks in advance
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:50 AM
Scotchloc or suitecase connectors (same) from auto parts store. FRED
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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Friday, October 24, 2003 2:11 PM
Correct on the Scotchloc connectors, although don't get hung up on names. They are really Insulation Deplacement Connectors (IDC). Excellent source for them is Mouser Electronics on the web. Just be careful and get the proper size for the wire sizes you are using. I use the brown ones for 12ga bus connecting to 18ga feeders.
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Posted by preceng on Friday, October 24, 2003 7:58 PM
Do you have a part number for thse from the Mouser site?
Allan B.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 27, 2003 10:59 AM
Unless you need a 100 just go to the auto parts store. FRED
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 27, 2003 11:40 AM
Thanks Fred, I found them at Auto zone for 395 for 25 of them,
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Posted by preceng on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 8:05 PM
Thanks Fred
Allan B.

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