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Default Crimp without crimp tool ?

In article ,
The Other Mike wrote:
If you are concerned about solder affecting the flexibility of the joint
and crimping being ok then you need to supply better support to the
cable because the lug will fail regardless of how you terminate it.


Soldering, if done correctly, hardly affects the cable


It certainly does. Flex a soldered cable end enough and it will always
fail first by the soldered joint. But this may not matter anyway.

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