ABYC strictly prohibits solder as the sole means of connecting terminal to wire; you absolutely need to use a good mechanical connection. Solder stiffens the wire at the joint, making it susceptible to failure due to vibration; and a wire under load can heat to the point that the solder will soften, which will also cause failure.
A properly-made crimp is the best way to make a safe connection. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On May 25, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Dreuge via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > On the same note, unless you have a professional crimper(which Fred likely > has), the end connectors need a good solder connection. I have had great > results using the solder slug pellets sold at Gregg’s or also at Waytek. > > Here is a video describing the use of slug pellets (they are easy to use): > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXDkNMDDrBs > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXDkNMDDrBs>
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