[Elecraft] K3 power cable

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

You are welcome to do both - as long as you don't compromise the  
contact fit inside the housing.

As to whether its worst or even advisable to do both...
I've had people tell me that soldering hardens the point where the  
wire joins the contact and effectively weakens it, because strands can  
break at that point.

I have to say, I would have thought defence contractors would solder  
as well as crimp, if that was considered worthwhile.

FWIW - I havn't soldered any of my crimped APPs.

-- 
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it  
takes in.  -- Leonardo da Vinci

On 17 Mar 2008, at 17:33, Mike B wrote:

>> You either crimp or Solder - not both
>
> While it may be easy to prove that doing both is redundant, I see no  
> reason why one *can't* do both, provided you crimp before  
> soldering.  I find it rather odd to make such a firm distinction.
>
> If I'm planning ahead and remember to bring the crimpers home from  
> work, I'll typically just crimp.  Otherwise, I just solder.   
> Sometimes, though, I'll get picky and do both, such as on lines that  
> will be carrying a fair bit of power.
>
> 73,
>
> Mike
> KW1ND
>
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