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From: Earl Schroeder <earleschroeder@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Connectors
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Ian,
At GE plastics, the rule of thumb: each connector increased the risk of 
failure by a factor of ten.  On critical applications we tried not to 
use any.  Earl

Ian Crowe wrote:
> I am going to redo my right hand side instrument panel to accomodate 
> some new equipment.
>  
> I would like to build the panel on the bench and hook it up in the a/c 
> using connectors.  The right hand side of my panel houses all the 
> switches, circuit breakers and engine gauges. This will make the panel 
> easily removeable if needs be.
>  
> Does anyone have any comments on the idea of using connectors?  Does 
> it pose any questions of reliability or potential failure?
>  
> If anyone has done it, what connectors did they use and where did they 
> get them?
>  
> Ian B. Crowe
> LNC 2  C-FKRO
>