I use the little pin types to connect wires I probably will need to take
apart later. These are insulated crimp terminals, male for one side and
female for the other. Any big difference between those and the spade type
push on's? Any advantage to either?

Tip for the day... every time I take one of my dome lights down because the
switch or socket is getting flaky, I install these quick disconnects in the
power lines. The female goes on the boat side positive (so you don't have a
live wire hanging around). That way, next time you have to remove the light
(and trust me, you will!) you won't have to clip and reconnect the leads,
making them shorter every time.

Oh yea, my recommendation for a good source for terminals, tools and the
like: http://www.terminaltown.com/index.htm They have really high quality
stuff with Nylon insulation, including mil-spec if you want that.

Keith
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Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here.

Brilliant! Thank you, this will solve many frustrating problems as all my
bulbs are going almost at once. Getting the pitted dual contact, bayonet
bulbs out almost requires destroying the light.

Another tip. Use Collinite Metal Polish or similar to clean the chrome or SS
reflector in dome lights. Brighter light.

Ron Rogers

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith" kemmons@houston.rr.com
|
| Tip for the day... every time I take one of my dome lights down because
the
| switch or socket is getting flaky, I install these quick disconnects in
the
| power lines. The female goes on the boat side positive (so you don't have
a
| live wire hanging around). That way, next time you have to remove the
light
| (and trust me, you will!) you won't have to clip and reconnect the leads,
| making them shorter every time.