Subject	Crimp
Posted by	freak152000 on February 12, 2011 at 11:33 PM
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In Reply To	Your sig says it all posted by CoHPhasor on February 12, 2011 at 05:56 PM
Message	Just to reiterate what people have said above crimping is the way to go when done properly. Crimping is the preferred method for the harnesses that we build for motor sports. Take a look at the contacts for Mil-spec connectors and Auto Sports. They are all crimp termination. The rare instance that I use solder when building a harness is when I am terminating a shield on shielded wires but I do that with the RayChem solder sleeves with the pre-installed lead. If you would like pictures of how some of the harness are built let me know and I can up load some.
Follow Ups	What's the stigma with crimping wiring connections? - J_Wright 09:52:09 02/12/11 soldering is an almost permanent bond.. - TeddyZ(SFC) 09:55:07 02/12/11 and try to use Shrink Tube instead of electrical tape (n/m) - TeddyZ(SFC) 10:23:02 02/12/11 2nd, I use heat shrink over the sodder joint then electrical - whip 11:08:01 02/12/11 solder (n/m) - whip 11:10:23 02/12/11 Better conductivity and normally the wire will break before - ShakaShaun(Denver) 09:58:47 02/12/11 Always solder if you can (n/m) - collegeboy 10:01:02 02/12/11 Crimping = Long-term corrosion = failure - cherryz 10:18:41 02/12/11 I have seen pretty bad solder joints in my days>> - Spectrum (WI) 10:50:15 02/12/11 Do whatever is most convenient for you - jkeyser14 11:20:50 02/12/11 Only other point to add to the posts below -- very - jzack 11:50:44 02/12/11 for connections in high vibration environments - Tektrader69 15:53:27 02/12/11 Solder if you can. Crimp if you can't solder or just want - DVDBURN (MD) 17:21:36 02/12/11 Your sig says it all - CoHPhasor 17:56:54 02/12/11 Crimp - freak152000 23:33:14 02/12/11 That's cost related, not quality related. - BigTDogg (MA) 09:08:23 02/13/11 Re: That's cost related, not quality related. - freak152000 11:24:10 02/13/11 Yes, it's definitely overkill, but I never have to worry - BigTDogg (MA) 13:47:46 02/13/11
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