[Shop-talk] Scotch-locks and T-Taps

[Mark Andy]

Howdy,

On Fri, 1 Jan 2010, Steven Trovato wrote:
> BTW, there are also these things called posi-locks that some claim are 
> better.  Check out: www.posi-lock.com.

Interesting.  I might have to try some of these.

I was thinking about this problem recently... Typically I cut the wire, 
strip both sides, and use a crimp connector with one wire in one side and 
two wires (original plus new) on the other side.  Then either heat shrink 
tubing if I have room or electrical tape if not to help support the wire.

Downside with that approach is that if there's not much room between the 
wire end and the harness its coming from, this is a PITA, plus if the wire 
sizes aren't pretty close you can have the case where the proper connector 
for a single wire isn't the same as the proper connector for two wires.

I've used what I called t-taps before (no idea who the actual maker was, 
you wrapped it around the wire to be tapped and fed in the new wire in 
another slot, then clamped the thing together with pliers and the plastic 
tab locked in place.  Those never gave me any sense of comfort at all, and 
I pretty much refuse to use them now.

Mark