Longevity of Norseman Fittings

[Brion Toss]

Hi,
Everything wears out eventually, and you have used your rig far more than most people. At this stage in a rig's life, when the load cycles are building up, it is natural to wonder about the reliability of fatigue-vulnerable items that we would ordinarily take for granted because they are so beefy, and meant to last a long time. Your tangs and chainplates come to mind, too.
If you can demonstrate that your wire terminals are so strong that the millions of load cycles they've endured aren't significant, you might be okay. But is that likely?
Corrosion is another matter; likely to be some.
Just the absence of spare parts availability would steer me away from re-use.
In sum, I think you've demonstrated the financial advantage inherent in properly-installed re-usable terminals. Count up how many dollars you've saved by not replacing the terminals every time you've rerigged. That should help you feel better about investing in some new Hayn's.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss