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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwizzleStix" data-source="post: 1603704" data-attributes="member: 32095"><p>Actually this heat-shrink-solder butt-splice has been in use in the aircraft industry for decades.  I've used them literally in the thousands during modifications and repairs.  We call them "Boeing" splices, I think because Boeing developed them in the ancient past, but I don't know that for sure.  Anyway, they are as permanent and even better than manual-solder then apply heat shrink.  For automotive work I use over-the-counter crimp-shrink environmental butt-splices with zero problems after decades of use.  I generally don't recommend crimp splices because most people (even "professionals") can't prepare the wire and crimp them properly and provide correct support for the wire/bundle, so as a result of their assembly problem, crimp splices are frowned upon.  YMMV</p></blockquote><p></p>

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