[Elecraft] Questions from a Liberal Arts Major

[Brian Lloyd]

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.)


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