<br>I like the insulated terminal blocks as well. <br><br>Pros: Easy to get a verifiable, solid connection; come pre-gooped with nolox; easy to get probes in for voltage testing; all live parts well protected/insulated; easy to remove/add more wires as needed; inspectors love them.<br>
<br>Cons: Expensive and a little bulky.<br><br><br><br>From the "out of left field" desk, we just had a last minute cancellation for a condo in Breckenridge this weekend. Its a 3 bedroom spot a couple miles from the mountain and at least one of the rooms is available Friday - Sunday. Breck got 7" last night with more expected tomorrow... anyone feeling spontaneous?<br>
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<br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Warren Lauzon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:warren@wind-sun.com" target="_blank">warren@wind-sun.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>That or equal is mostly what we have used, but a discussion came up
recently about how the Polaris were “better” (and a lot more expensive), so
trying to find out if they are worth the extra expense.</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="ntrei@1scom.net" href="mailto:ntrei@1scom.net" target="_blank">North Texas Renewable Energy Inc</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 16, 2010 9:46 AM</div>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Polaris Connectors</div></div></div>
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<div><span><font face="Arial">We use Burndy Unitap clear
connectors. Not because of price but because Summit Electric keeps a large
display in plain view of the will-call counter. Kind of like candy bars at the
supermarket checkout. </font></span></div>
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<div>Jim Duncan</div>
<div>North Texas Renewable Energy</div>
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>]<b>On Behalf Of </b>Warren
Lauzon<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 16, 2010 10:14 AM<br><b>To:</b>
RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Polaris
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<p>Are many/any of you out there using the Polaris connectors for splicing
stranded cables?</p>
<p>Pro’s, Con’s? </p>
<p>--- Warren Lauzon</p>
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