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Subject: [Shop-talk] Scotch-locks and T-Taps
From: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:47:58 -0500
Hello all and Happy New Year.  I am getting ready to install a remote 
car start unit.  The installation manual says:

If you use tapping connectors such as T-Taps (not to be confused with 
Scotch-locks), avoid using them in higher-current applications 
(constant 12V, ground, etc.)  These connectors are inferior in 
quality and should be avoided.

So, can someone tell me the difference between T-Taps and 
Scotch-locks?  I always thought that "Scotchlok" was just 3M's brand 
name for T-Taps.  I can find lots of arguments online about how 
soldering is better.  In the discussions, it seems that many people 
seem to agree with my manual, and they treat scotch-locks and T-Taps 
as different things.  Can anybody clear this up for me?  Thanks.

-Steve Trovato
strovato@optonline.net
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