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The use of tinted marine wire and no crimping! solder the connection and use heat shrink tubing. Do not use those heat shrink connectors, make your own.Bare terminals and solder with heat shrink tubing. All my gages and fuse blocks are done this way, any where there is a connector.I have even taken fuse connectors a part (taken the metal ends off the lights also)and ran new tinted wire, so I do not have a splice in the wire.The use of split wrap will help when exposed, or when chafing might be a issue.I know the boaters bible says do not solder, it might heat up the solder and fail. Give me a break. if that happens you have a bigger problem than a solder connection. Kamie I also used a jacked three wire.