On Nov 14, 2008, at 10:06 AM, Joe Spencer wrote:
I have several Crimper tools but do not really trust crimped power
connectors so...I solder all my PowerPoles connectors. It is easy to
do...they work everytime and never a crimp problem.
Crimp-only connections last longer than do crimp-and-solder
connections and are just as low resistance. When you solder the
crimped connection the solder wicks up the wire and creates fatigue
point where the wire will fail first.
Of course, that does presume you have the correct crimp tool and you
are using the proper terminal for the size of wire.
(This information comes from having wired aircraft.)
Brian Lloyd
Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl
brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661
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