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Originally Posted by MBAtarga
If these are good enough for the defense department contractors....where I used these 35 years ago.....
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I use these ALL THE TIME at work. You can slide the connector down one wire, then mechanically connect the exposed wires, then slide the connector to the junction and go to town. Solder connection, with an inch of heat shrink and melted gel waterproofing on each end!
I buy them by the 100 in various sizes:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BJ7FY8X
I also use this heat gun, it's plenty for them and all of my heat shrink needs. I like it because it's pretty small, and easy to shove up inside a dashboard or something and get the heat where you want it. I now have three of these, one in the garage, one at the telescope workbench and one at work:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G4VMSHW
I also use lots of expandable braid wire covering, and just came across this, which makes it work even better. A hot knife gun, which cuts through it like butter and seals the ends so they don't fray:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XAD2IU