I have been soldering the wire leads from my IceCap 660 to VHO's for years. I was not happy with some of the threads I saw on RC which showed endcaps damaged by arcing and burning, next step to a fire in the hood. With soldering, if done right you get a solid connection. Don't use silicone, but use some heat shrink tubing to cover the connections.
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