On Thu, 2011-06-30 at 21:44 -0800, Troy wrote:
> I don't believe their connectors are > waterproof. I may opt to use a little bit of heat shrink tape where > the wire enters the connectors. It appears they do have waterproof > connectors for larger gauge wire, but not 10 or 12 gauge, unless I > missed that on their site.
I personally don't worry about water with these connectors. The voltage is too low to be a problem, and the construction and materials used make them pretty much unaffected by water. But on the van underside they could get packed up with crud, so dust covers might be a good idea. -- RJS |
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