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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Sperandeo Regarding IDCs – insulation displacement connectors, also known as "suitcase" connectors – they are made for wire sizes at least as large as 10AWG, and I routinely use them to to tap 16 or 18AWG feeder connections into 12AWG bus wires. <>These connectors are robust enough to handle any model railroad current loads, and they save a lot of time compared to stripping wires and soldering splices.<>The hardware store also sells IDCs, but it's cheaper to buy them in bulk and since I connect feeders to every length of rail I use a lot of them. so long, Andy [/quote] These high current 'wire tap' types are also available in the WalMart automotive department. The term 'IDC' covers a lot of connector types, i described the multipin DB and pcb mount types that connect many wires at once, good for modular setups with many interconnections that need to be unpluggable. But on these types the current rating per pin is much lower than the wiretap types. Regards
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