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Steve Lusardi
 
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Default Can I use Solid wire for rewiring sailboat if not WHY?

If the connection is crimped first, you have it correct. Additional
soldering will create the stress concentration, which can fail slowly
through minute cracks creating a resistive connection, which allows more and
more circuit voltage to drop accross the joint. This heats the joint, and
creates enbrittlement of the joint and wire and so on. This is not rocket
science folks. It is common sense.
Steve

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
Would you mind explaining exactly how a solder connection fails "under

high
load conditions"


when the connection is soldered it lacks mechanical integrity. solder is

soft
and any chance of movement -- any, even walking on a floor near the

equipment
in a building -- loosens the connection until it eventualy fails. Even if
after soldering the connection is clamped TIGHTLY with a mechanical clamp

it
eventually fails.

If the connection is FIRST clamped TIGHTLY mechanically and _then_

soldered for
corrosion protection all if right and holy.