There are cases to be made for both solder and crimp connections. But also keep in mind how some really smart people say one or the other method is not good news.
In general the industry doesn't like solid wire or soldered connections in mobile radio (moving) applications. Vibration can and sometimes does fracture some non-supported soldered wire connections. Consider the wire lead from a soldered connection as brittle where the solder stops and a possible trouble maker. Some smart people support/use shrink tube around the soldered end/pin flying wire lead. Some people and a lot of the industry consider the crimp pressure a better connection for mobile aps. I've run into applications for both solder and crimp (in various combinations) and the use of regular and goo sealing shrink wrap. Since my opinion can and sometimes does change when I run into "cluster [EMAIL PROTECTED] of the day" type problems... I just go with what I think is the best method for the moment. Depending on the specific application and location... I even seal some lower voltage high current connections (in moist locations) with pickling oil like the Noco Battery terminal stuff you see sold for car batteries. So I've tried powerpole connections with both crimp and solder and/or both. I still don't trust the smaller ones in critical applications. Ya gotta' do what'cha gotta do... cheers, skipp > > I suspect that part of the problem seen by a few PowerPole users > > is that the wrong tool was used to crimp the terminals. The > > correct tool should be > I don't crimp them; I solder. Just be careful to not let the > solder or flux flow down into the contact area. Zero failures > so far.
