Tappin' the wirin' harness don't bother me none - done properly, it ain't no big deal. Bear in mind, however, that ah wuz raised by a Pa that wuz a Field Engineer fer RCA...an' then trained in Electronics by the USN.

Mebbe that's why them line taps bother me so much - ah've seen the mess they kin leave! Ah think he mentioned the Bushtec meanin' ta reference a price point....personally, ah've usually found that cheaper kin cost more in the long run. We're runnin' a Bushtec Genesis that we've had fer 9 years now - an' it's still goin' strong (an' on its' 3rd bike).

 

Speaking of reading things into it...I didn't mean to suggest that using the little plastic squeeze-on splices was best practices. I was only pointing out that you don't have to pay $40 to do the job.

 

Sorry, but your statement indicates otherwise. Usin' the splices adds a whole additional dimension of future problems in and of themselves - THAT is why I reacted so strongly, because ya gotta remember that a LOT of folks here ain't electrical types. They rely on our comments and suggestions ta guide 'em - and ah didn't want ANYONE ta git the idea that line taps were even remotely a good idea! Didn't mean ta attack the messenger, though - jest the idea of the taps!