There was a caution earlier about being sure they are good domestic products, not, uh, knock-offs.
Dave Engle --- On Fri, 2/8/13, shabbona_rr <[email protected]> wrote: From: shabbona_rr <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: suitcase connectors To: [email protected] Date: Friday, February 8, 2013, 10:43 AM The thing I like about them is how easy it is to cut in a feeder. With common ground, all I have to do is splice into it. If I goof, just cut in another one. I get mine at the local Tru-Valu boB Nicholson _____________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Talmadge C 'TC' Carr wrote: > > > On Feb 7, 2013, at 11:16 PM, ctxmf74 wrote: > > > The big dis-advantage one has to buy them and stock them. > Agreed but the same with solder and tips. > > > I've never found wrapping a feeder around the bus and soldering it > > to be much work, I can do it faster than I could go find the proper > > connector and install it. > Disagree; And with the suitcase or other connector there is no hot > solder drips. Also many trouble shooting scenarios are simpler. Just > undo the connection, not doable if it is soldered. > > > I guess a secondary dis-advantage could be the possibility of > > installing a connector wrong leading to failure later, which is > > pretty hard to do with a soldered feeder where everything is out in > > the open and easy to verify? > That may be. But fixing it doesn't require cutters and more solder, > just pliers. > > > ......DaveBranum > > Talmadge C 'TC' Carr > Sn42 and Hn42 somewhere in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest > group_list@... >
