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How important is heat shrinking when using butt connectors for install?
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<blockquote data-quote="h4ldol" data-source="post: 8282825" data-attributes="member: 661191"><p>I know the reason is to prevent moisture and corrosion on the metal wires/connections, but is it that important to use heat shrink butt connectors versus standard butt connectors when installing a receiver? I'm asking mostly because I already made a bunch of connections using non-heat shrinking butt connectors and wondering if I should have used heat shrinking ones, and if I should re-do it all. I plan to keep my car for a good decade at least and I do happen to live in Seattle where it does rain a fair bit as you may have heard... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="h4ldol, post: 8282825, member: 661191"] I know the reason is to prevent moisture and corrosion on the metal wires/connections, but is it that important to use heat shrink butt connectors versus standard butt connectors when installing a receiver? I'm asking mostly because I already made a bunch of connections using non-heat shrinking butt connectors and wondering if I should have used heat shrinking ones, and if I should re-do it all. I plan to keep my car for a good decade at least and I do happen to live in Seattle where it does rain a fair bit as you may have heard... [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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