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Old 05-05-2009, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Richard Wooldridge View Post
Crimp and use heat shrink tubing for at least 1/2" on each side of crimped connection. The soldered connection will act like a solid piece of wire, and will cause breakage at the edge of the soldered area.
The solder is not there to make the connection, it's really only there to hold the wire and connector together and to prevent corrosion. A properly crimped and insulated connector will also do this, without the breakage problem. Aerospace connections are all crimped for that reason.
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