On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:39:46 -0500, jamesgangnc penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|No code allows solder as the only means of physically attaching a wire. You
|crimp the connetor first and then solder. I remove the plastic from crimp
|connectors, crimp them on the wire, solder, and then cover with heat shrink
|tubing. I have zero problems with them even years later.
One of these days, I'm going to get around to adding a few pics to my
web site about this. Maybe I can depict what I'm saying and it'll make
a bit more sense...

|I have seen old crimp connections where the voltage drop was over a volt.
That is entirely possible, no, entirely likely, if the crimp is not
tight enough.

I think the solder vs. no-solder debate will rage on. Personally, I
prefer the no-solder types in applications where I can't control
moisture and or vibration. I have seen numerous failures in solder
type connections in aircraft and I have also see quite a number of
poorly executed crimp-on failures. I even remember seeing a heatshrink
connection (on Pascoe's site, I think) that was full of water.

Here's a pretty good article that really draws no conclusion:
http://www.virginiawind.com/tips/060801_01.asp

And I do use solder, just in limited applications....

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