This yellow butt connector joins two lengths of 12-10 gauge wire. Insulated with heat-shrinkable nylon for adjustability and durability.
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Today we'll be taking a look at a Deka line of Heat Treat Butt Connectors, available in five and ten packs, in a variety of colors and gauges here at Etrailer.com. We have one of the butt connectors out of the pack, take a quick look at it. It's labeled twenty-two and eighteen gauge wires, and the center section here, the metal part, is the actual butt connector itself. On the outside you've got the nylon covering, and these two large ends are parts that shrink down after you install your wires. It's a good idea to use a good set of crimpers, and also make sure you have your wires stripped back to about maybe a quarter inch. Then just crimp it down, bring your other wire in and do the same thing.
Then we'll apply heat to the butt connector to shrink up the wires. It'll take up the openings and seal our connection from dirt and water. Ideally you want to use a heat gun. You can direct the heat with it. If you don't have a heat gun available a lighter works as well. Using lighters get it hot after a while so it may be a good idea to use a barbecue lighter instead.
Since you can't direct the heat with this you'll probably have to apply heat a little bit longer than normal for the top side to shrink up as well. We'll go ahead and show our heat shrink butt connectors in typical application. In this case it's going to be behind a trailer light. We'll apply heat to go ahead and shrink the ends down and make a seal around the wire. We'll go ahead and do a test run and verify we have connection through our butt connector.
That'll do it for our review of the Deka line of Heat Shrink Butt Connectors. .
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (103 Customer Reviews)
This yellow butt connector joins two lengths of 12-10 gauge wire. Insulated with heat-shrinkable nylon for adjustability and durability.892745
Excellent product ! 856098
Works good. Glad you recommended it. 831272
Great little kit! Easy installation. Bought the heat shrink butt connectors too. 830368
Great 822519
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Strong water tight connection 793042
Quality product. Very well packed. Fast shipping. Thanks 778366
etrailer products and service are excellent! With their helpful videos and staff (plus a little help from Curt Manufacturing and our teardrop trailer manufacturer (CampInn)) I was able to install electric brakes on the trailer, and a controller in my vehicle by myself. I had never installed electric brakes before. Everything works perfectly! 774207
Performs exactly as described and would highly recommend them for someone looking to give their trailer protection while operating during freezing temperatures. Easy to install and wire! 737221
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The product arrived promptly as scheduled. The installation is simple: bolt the unit on the trailer frame with the supplied star washers and hook up the single power wire. The jack worked as advertised. Speed was typical for an electric jack. The quality of the jack could be better. The three housing screws were pushed thru the plastic cover. Repaired by removing the screws and reinstalling with small washers. The fuse holder, which is already installed on the power wire below the housing, is not water proof, which should be for an exterior application. Time will tell if the unit is better than my initial observations. Suggestion: the manual jack handle needs to be longer so it clears the top the of the propane tanks. 706226
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High quality. Easy to install. 702967
Ordered 3 parts: RM-156-25; RM-156-75 and DW05745-10. All received very quickly, as is the case when I purchase from etrailer. More importantly, I get a 'live person' when I call for assistance and the service rep. is always knowledgable ( not an answering service that "will have someone call back". Time was spent with me answering all my questions and providing suggestions and opinions when I as for them, related to my project. Great company, great service - keep up the great work! 693098
Awesome assistance from Paula with the order and matching competitive pricing. Products were delivered in two days, freight included. Double awesome. Purchased these brake assemblies and bearing for backup on long road trip with our Airstream, and hope I don't need them. Can't beat the professionalism and attention to detail of ETRAILER!!!!!!!!!!! Dave Cloudland GA 682986
Want to make my wiring as waterproof/water resistant as possible, and they looked to be a good choice. 652864
I really like the idea of any outdoor wiring connector that has self-sealing heat shrink. I don’t agree with the suggestion of using a lighter to activate the heat shrink—use a proper heat gun designed for this. 652254
Works great 646983
I haven't used these. I purchased them to get over th $99.00 for free shipping. 621681
Affordable and great product! 612905
Probably didn’t need these as the location is unlikely to get wet but they worked very well. 612630
Hair dryer wouldn't shrink it. Had to use a small torch, very carefully not to overheat. 612360
Great quality product but this was too big of gauge for my brake wiring even with the ends doubled over. I used a 14-16 gauge instead. 609260
Was a great recommendation buy etrailer.com in their installation video for my wiring harness. Glad I took their advice. Product was much cheaper than the local stores I looked at. 594081
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