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What guage wire??
wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:49:26 -0500, Gene Kearns wrote: 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... I agree. In addition, if you don't wash all the flux off you will invite corrosion. The best connections will also get some silicone grease or similar sealant and shrink tube which protects the connection and gives some stiffness to the conductor at the joint There are non corrosive fluxs. |
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