whit3rd wrote:

Crimping is VERY RELIABLE and soldering doesn't help (in fact,
the crimp terminals are too easy to solder; adding solder can easily
make them the wrong shape to fit).


People need to learn that you don't need a huge blob of solder. Take
a look at a surface mount IC to see just how little it takes. The big
problem is most people use cheap crap solder, and the wrong heat. Then
they cheap out even more and don't use a drop of mild RMA flux.


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