Subject: Re: Progress
Author: Plsch-@aol.com
Date: Nov 15, 2003, 3:46 AM
Post ID: 1715224106
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Paul
Just to reassure you, I think your connections will be bullet proof if you
crimped and soldered them. I used to work for AMP and I saw reams of data on
crimped termination reliability. The key thing is to have a good crimping tool
and correctly size the terminal to the wire gauge. Soldering of course is
getting metal to metal continuity but it does not have the mechanical strength of
the crimped terminal. Having both is truly a belt and suspenders approach.
A little story about this; despite the US military approving crimped
terminals since 1941 and the automotive industry adopting it in the 50s, good old
Mercedes Benz specified both crimping and soldering for all their cars until
the 1980s. Guess even they gave in to cost cutting eventually!
Hey, one last comment, double check your battery cable terminations too.
Mine had some green corrosion on one end. Stripping back the insulation showed
it had corroded about 2 inches deep into the cable. That will cause high
starting resistance.
Good Luck on the Project
Pete in PA
71 Ambo
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<DIV>Paul</DIV>
<DIV>Just to reassure you, I think your connections will be bullet proof if you crimped and soldered them. I used to work for AMP and I saw reams of data on crimped termination reliability. The key thing is to have a good crimping tool and correctly size the terminal to the wire gauge. Soldering of course is getting metal to metal continuity but it does not have the mechanical strength of the crimped terminal. Having both is truly a belt and suspenders approach.</DIV>
<DIV>A little story about this; despite the US military approving crimped terminals since 1941 and the automotive industry adopting it in the 50s, good old Mercedes Benz specified both crimping and soldering for all their cars until the 1980s. Guess even they gave in to cost cutting eventually!</DIV>
<DIV>Hey, one last comment, double check your battery cable terminations too. Mine had some green corrosion on one end. Stripping back the insulation showed it had corroded about 2 inches deep into the cable. That will cause high starting resistance.</DIV>
<DIV>Good Luck on the Project</DIV>
<DIV>Pete in PA</DIV>
<DIV>71 Ambo</DIV>
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