Likewise don't twist & tape - that's not much better than wire nuts.
Err, if you're comfortable with wire nuts don't use those. Oh, and for splicing, you can use a tap, butt-splice, solder, or any other way you feel comfortable. Better yet use one ground location for everything (at the battery is the best but not a step most are willing to take). If you get any sort of noise from it, ground it to the frame. You can leave the wiring like you have it unless you're experiencing noise. And it's hard to burn things with a crimper. A solid butt-spliced connection will do just fine, is much faster, and much less work. While soldering can make a difference in some applications, this isn't one of them. There is nothing soldered in my truck at the moment. That said, there is nothing soldered in my doors right now. The ONLY time I solder in a vehicle is when I want to make sure the connection won't come undone by itself in a location that's difficult to access - like in a door. That said, I'm a commercial installer by trade (we do a LOT of soldering) and I always use crimp-on butt-splices for behind the dash harness work. They both do the same thing although soldering, when done properly, is more secure. Should I ground it to the chassis, or will the ground wire of the power outlet suffice? Right now I have the negative cable of the CB radio spliced to the existing +-12v power outlet wire.
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In the manual for my CB radio it says that I have to connect the negative of the radio directly to the vehicle chassis. What is the correct procedure for splicing 12v power? Is using a posi-twist connector acceptable, a wire-nut, or should I just solder it? I cut the factory power outlet connector off and directly used a wire nut to inter-connect the CB radio in-line fuse/positive and negative to the existing +-12v harness. I have a CB radio powered by an extra power outlet that I stopped using since I put an iPod interface in its place. It's a little crowded behind the radio trim, so I was thinking of eliminating the nuts and soldering the harness instead.ĭoes soldering/using wire connectors produce an adverse affect on the quality of the sound system? Should I keep the wire connectors, or solder and use heat shrink? $10 Posi-Products Posi-Twist Wire Connectors 18-26 gauge Posi-Twist wire connectors.
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