Weatherproof connectors

[Gas Man]

Try calling WirePlus in Florida. They do allot of stuff like this. They may eb able to have a harness or at least point you in a decent direction.

Further, you can always take any decent plug and shrink wrap the connections. I have done this on my bike and many many other big dogs. Added security for waterproofing.

[azoomm]

Weatherproof, you mean like... Can handle a bit of water like product? You know, my best luck in that department has been in a West Marine or similar boat shop.

[HRCNICK11]

For the record you don't need much grease its kind of like a coat of wax on a car. It displaces the moisture so it does not want to be in the plug.

Also under normal conditions water is not a problem to electronics with out some thing like salt or sugar in the water. The water can aid in the corrosion process and tat will cause problems.

Also how is shrink wrap water proof?

The water will get into most plugs and thats why they make dielectric grease. You don't slather it on you put a small dab in the contact area.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by HRCNICK11

For the record you don't need much grease its kind of like a coat of wax on a car. It displaces the moisture so it does not want to be in the plug.

Also under normal conditions water is not a problem to electronics with out some thing like salt or sugar in the water. The water can aid in the corrosion process and tat will cause problems.

Also how is shrink wrap water proof?

The water will get into most plugs and thats why they make dielectric grease. You don't slather it on you put a small dab in the contact area.

as long as your using the correct size for the guage wire your using it should seal around the wire... just as water proof as the shielding on the wire itself.

[TommyHotWheel]

The weatherpack is a rebuildable, re-useable and temperature resistant plug. Moira, the boat place I checked has the connectors I am looking at, but I really didnt think of that...shame on me, thank you for the help. The area that I am in is surrounded by salt water, so my electrical connections are succeptible to the salt air. I want a connection that I can plug and unplug so I can replace or work on parts often if needed. I was hoping to get away from the bullet connectors and shrink wrap and go with a little more professional...finished look. I should have posted more in the first post, but I am at work, so I dont have much time. Thanks everyone.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by TommyHotWheel

The weatherpack is a rebuildable, re-useable and temperature resistant plug. Moira, the boat place I checked has the connectors I am looking at, but I really didnt think of that...shame on me, thank you for the help.

I am married to a sailor that rides motorcycles... without him I don't know that I would think of it either

[ceo012384]

edit: nevermind

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

as long as your using the correct size for the guage wire your using it should seal around the wire... just as water proof as the shielding on the wire itself.

Exactly... and yes... di-electric grease like this?

[JoshuaTree]

Dielectric grease will definitely help. If you're just having 'issues' with wire/terminal crimp corrosion, try using shrink tubing on the wire-side of the connector, but pre-fill the tube with the dielectric grease prior to shrinking it (marine wiring trick). As for the connectors themselves, cheap one, two, and three pin connector sets are available at any auto parts store.

YMMV...

[Mr Lefty]

these are cool too http://www.onlineelec.com/brands/bul...connectors.htm

but not what I was talking about earlier. can't find a pic... damn it.