Ian Crowe wrote:

Does anyone have any comments on the idea of using connectors?  Does it pose any questions of reliability or potential failure?

Years of experience has taught me that when I start troubleshooting anything, I always start at the connectors.  Invariably, they are the single biggest source of failures.

Like politicians, there are no good connectors.  There are bad ones, really bad ones, really really bad ones and it gets worse from there.  If you are unable to avoid using a connector altogether, then choose the least bad one you can get and afford.

Regards,

Hamid