Calling all electrical gurus

[jiggin junkie]

I had some knucklehead cut the pigtail off my boat trailer for the light hookup. What connector would you recommend for me to make a pigtail that I can put on and off so this doesn't happen again?

[welder]

The flat 4 or 5 post plug [ What ever you need ] will be the cheapest and easiest to do/repair.

Carry a spare in the truck just in case you or a buddy ever needs one . Don't for get connectors and tape.

[jiggin junkie]

The flat 4 or 5 post plug [ What ever you need ] will be the cheapest and easiest to do/repair.

Carry a spare in the truck just in case you or a buddy ever needs one . Don't for get connectors and tape.

Thanks for the reply.

[triumphrick]

If you are going to make a permanent repair, it should be done using inline crimp heat/shrink connections available at HD, Lowes, etc. in their electrical dept, unless you have a reasonable marine supply store near you.

If you can't buy the ones with heatshrink on them. buy some pieces and cover and shrink the connections. Otherwise, given a few years in the weather and water you will slowly lose the circuitry...

Do you have a Harbor freight near you? They sell marine shrink sleeve and put their 2 speed heat guns on sale for as little as $10.

Edited September 21, 2009 by triumphrick

[Capt Rick Hiott]

The crimps work good, but don't last forever if they get a little salt water in them somehow.

That's why I solder all of my connections and then use heat shrink tubing over that...........

Edited September 22, 2009 by Capt Rick Hiott

[Bokat]

Another trick I heard some years ago is to cut pieces of plastic soda straws to the length you need to cover the connection. Slip them over the wires and then solder the connection. After the solder cools, slip the pieces of the staws over the connection and fill the pieces with silicone caulk. It is not as professional looking as heat shrink crimps but works very well.

[welder]

Man, this is cool , great info all over the place .

As said above , solder , liquid tape , shrink tube and tape.

For a .........In the parking lot repair, on your trailer or a buddies , Yellow wire nuts and some tape will get you home Safely where a perm. connection can be made.

You will waste more time and money trying to make something TRICK and NIFTY than just getting another 4 or 5 prong plug [ which ever one you need]

Remember, K.I.S.S. and life is much easier.

[v70cat]

you could use crimp connectors and this

http://www.delcity.net/store/NEW-!-Liq...pe/p_790066.a_1

[Gglow]

carry a couple of these EVERYWHERE , in the car and on the boat.

Add some tape and you are back in business in no time!

http://www.carparts.com/Trailer-Wiring-Har...22691_10618.car

[Pearl Diver]

I worked in large scale commercial irrigation on golf courses for a few summers and they had some sort of tube that we used, you would use wire nuts to connect the wire then sink the wire into these tubes of some thick liquid that would waterproof them for burial.... I used those on my trailer and just prettied it up with electrical tape, no issues on abt two years now.

PD