Source for electrical connectors?

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@menloparkrandd.com)]

Reduced resistance and corrosion due to the copper/tin junction. 
You are right though, it will work, but its just me being anal about electronics :)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Bubb [mailto:jdbubb@verizon.net]
>Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 07:23 AM
>To: julie@menloparkrandd.com, 'GGehrke', 'Scirocco list'
>Subject: Re: Source for electrical connectors?
>
>Why solder them?
>A properly done crimp is quite adequate.
>And a poorly done solder joint only makes it worse, not better.
>There isn't any upside.
>Dan
>
>From: <julie@menloparkrandd.com>
>Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 9:58 PM
>
>
>> Not bad connectors with decent current capability. BUT... Get the correct tool AND Solder the connections!
>> 
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: GGehrke [mailto:ggehrke@gmail.com]
>>>Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 09:39 PM
>>>To: 'Scirocco list'
>>>Subject: Source for electrical connectors?
>>>
>>>As part of my upcoming rewiring project, I am trying to find
>>>interlocking electrical connectors (I want to make the whole system
>>>easy to remove and reinstall because when I get the time and money to
>>>do the body work I want to be able to strip the entire car to nothing
>>>to rebuild, but want to be able to reuse the electrics when I build it
>>>back up, and I want to be able to redesign and upgrade parts of it
>>>without having to rebuild the whole thing)
>>>
>>>Anyways, I found radio hack has them for what appears to be a pretty
>>>decent price:
>>>http://www.radioshack.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2032286&cp=2032058.2032231&allCount=11
>>>
>>>and I'm probably going to pick up an assortment of WeatherPack
>>>connectors off ebay for the underhood connections I need to make, but
>>>making all the connections I need to make with WeatherPack stuff would
>>>get hugely expensive.
>>>
>>>But does anyone know of a source for an assortment of basic connectors
>>>like this? I'm basically building a complete electrical harness from
>>>scratch so I need them in all sorts of sizes, just like the original
>>>stuff (only hopefully better).
>>>
>>>I also need things like power distribution blocks and fuse blocks, but
>>>I think I've got all that covered through an eBay source unless anyone
>>>knows of anything better
>>>
>>>-Grant-
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