On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:03:28 -0700, Smitty Two
wrote:

In article ,
The Daring Dufas wrote:

I have trimmed solder tabs on a number of items
in order to slip a faston connector on them, it's not rocket surgery.

No, but it is half-assed. Solder lugs are much thinner than fast-on male
lugs. You can get the width right, but it doesn't make for a very secure
or reliable connection since the tab is still too thin.
So pinch the connector a bit to tighten it up.