On 12/29/2013 6:24 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 12/28/2013 10:06 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
I have a ratcheting type crimp tool and have used low temperature silver
on crimped connectors if I'm worried about moisture wicking into the
stranded wire plus heat shrink that has the hot melt sticky stuff on the
inside. Regular heat shrink tubing makes a good strain relief on the
wire crimped into a connector because it prevents a sharp 90° bend in
the wire crimped into the connector when it's put under stress. The most
important thing, don't nick the wire when you strip the insulation off
of it. ^_^

TDD
Now, I'm not disappointed. i figured TDD would
mention the one thing, most important, which
everyone else missed. Good job, mate.


I missed writing "solder" after the word "silver". Silver solder has a
higher conductivity than regular solder but you need to use some heat
shrink for a strain relief for when the wire is bent at a sharp angle at
the connector. ^_^

TDD