I solder all my wires. Evry crimp connection I have seen on a boat that was
more than a few years old had developed noticable resistance and voltage
drop.

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:24:52 -0400, Ernest Scribbler penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

"Gene Kearns" wrote
Crimp the lugs (no solder)

Whyzzat?


We use stranded wire on most everything but houses... reason being it
stays pliable, is resistant to work hardening, and isn't brittle and
overly subject to breakage.

The moment you solder a stranded wire you have created (at that point)
a solid wire and a stress riser... with all of the ensuing
problems.... which are unsatisfactory for a vibrating... whatever...
which surely includes boats.

If you can support the wire you might get away with it, however, a
battery cable end is, by definition under stress at best...

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