Before you dismiss the connectors GoWesty uses you should give them a look. While I am not a fan of wire taps, 
these are 3M brand that crimp over the wire and leaves you with a insulated female connection. Their not anywhere close 
to the cheap taps that go over the wire and also pinch into the end of the wire you want to add on. I actually bought a pack of them after getting some in a GoWesty horn kit. They are perfect for low draw applications. 

Bill

On May 6, 2012, at 7:10 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> that sounds exactly like what I do.  I guess I was just expecting that
> there was some specially designed connector that would make it easer.
> 
> On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> When I'm feeling like soldering on something like a ring terminal, I take
>> regular crimp on terminals and cut away the plastic. I slide a piece of
>> heat shrink over the wire then crimp on the connector as I would.  Now
>> solder the connector in place, slide up the heat shrink, shrink it, and
>> good to go.
>> 
>> -craig
>> 
>> On May 6, 2012, at 5:54 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:
>> 
>>> I've never seen a solder type terminal that already contains solder. The
>>> flux in the solder core is just as important as the solder for a reliable
>>> connection.
>>> 
>>> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
>>> www.stir-plate.com
>>> www.towercooler.com
>>> www.kegkits.com
>>> www.grow-sun.com
>>> 
>>> 
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>> Of
>>> pickle vanagon
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 4:30 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
>>> 
>>> Whenever wiring electrical things (gauges, whatever) I always solder on
>>> crimp-style quick disconnects as I don't trust the crimp connection.
>> this
>>> is a bit messy.
>>> 
>>> I imagine that someone should make a quick disconnect that has some
>> solder
>>> inside the sleeve where you insert the wire, so just insert, touch with
>> your
>>> soldering iron, and you're done.  Does this exist?
>>> 
>>> the most promising thing I've found is this:
>>> http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/detail.ex?sku=0710867&ucst=t
>>> which sounds like what I'm looking for.  But $120 is a lot.  I really
>> only
>>> want a few quick-disconnects in various gauge sizes.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any help!
>>> -Wes
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