To DIY'ers-how not to wire things

jkstill · 04-28-2009, 05:48 PM

Another post that makes the assumption that soldering is better than crimping.

It ain't so.

High quality crimps make a very good connection.

Solder connections have a tendency to break in high vibration environments.

In the pics in this thread, the soldering was not done properly if is sharp enough to poke through the heat shrink.

The wire needs to be heated with the soldering iron, and the solder melted on by touching it to the wire, not by touching it to the solder tip.

Want the best of both worlds? Use some cheap bare crimps, and flow a little solder into it. You can get these at radio shack, and it makes it easier to make a good solder connection.

04-28-2009, 05:48 PM	#9
jkstill Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 93 Rep Power: 18	Another post that makes the assumption that soldering is better than crimping. It ain't so. High quality crimps make a very good connection. Solder connections have a tendency to break in high vibration environments. In the pics in this thread, the soldering was not done properly if is sharp enough to poke through the heat shrink. The wire needs to be heated with the soldering iron, and the solder melted on by touching it to the wire, not by touching it to the solder tip. Want the best of both worlds? Use some cheap bare crimps, and flow a little solder into it. You can get these at radio shack, and it makes it easier to make a good solder connection.