Overheard a guy at the A&P shop say something about wire splices that stuck with me

I was getting some DM50 connectors at the supply counter near KPDX and this older tech told his apprentice 'never use a butt splice on anything that vibrates.' I always knew splices were weaker but hearing it put like that made me rethink my whole approach on landing light wiring. Has anyone else changed a habit just from a random comment like that?

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patricia_green2115d ago

Same principle holds for anything you don't want shaken apart, be it trailers or fences.

gibson.elizabeth15d ago

Oh wow, I never even thought about that with fences. You're right though, the same physics applies. But here's something nobody talks about - the ground itself matters just as much as what you're anchoring. In my experience, if the soil is too sandy or too wet, even a well-built trailer or fence post is going to shift over time no matter how tight you make things. I've seen folks in my neighborhood double-down on hardware, but the real problem was the dirt underneath giving way. Plus, temperature changes can really mess with alignment if the ground freezes and thaws a lot. Just something to keep in mind if you're setting something up long-term.