> 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.
Regardless of what you call them, IMO insulation-displacement connectors are
to be avoided in higher-current applications period. They can work under
optimum conditions, but conditions are rarely optimum. (Do you really know
exactly what size wire is inside that insulation? It's important ...)
As I think this thread has demonstrated, the names mean different things to
different people; in spite of the fact that 3M has a trademark on
"Scotchlok", and as noted offers many different styles of IDC connector
under that name. 3M's definition of "T-Tap" is as Donald noted; a single
IDC paired with a spade disconnect.
Randall
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