On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 08:35:07PM -0700, Kenneth Long wrote:
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> "There's also the simple fact that connections do age (oxidize) despite
> the best we can do, and lose some current-carrying capacity. In my
> (quite long) experience with marine electronics, 99% of all wiring
> problems happen at the connections."
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> cover the conductors with something like this? Aluminium service wires into
> the home are covered in a compound to prevent corrosion. is the practice
> performed in marine connections?
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> http://www.rfi-shielding.com/pages/products/compounds.shtml
I've simply used silicone-lined heat shrink tubing. When you heat it,
the silicone inside melts and seals the connection; the tubing forces
the melted silicone into all the voids as it shrinks. I've cut apart a
connection that I made over 10 years ago, and it was clean and bright as
new. Costs pennies.
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Ben Okopnik
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