On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:34:15 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 15:51:02 -0600, Gordon Shumway
wrote:

On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 21:16:00 +0000 (UTC),
(Larry W) wrote:

In article ,
Gordon Shumway wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 05:06:53 +0000 (UTC),
(Larry W) wrote:

In article ,
Stormin Mormon wrote:
This article says soldering is less desirable
than crimps for Anderson Power Pole terminals.


http://www.survivalblog.com/2013/12/...ectronics.html

I was taught that soldering is far better than crimp.
What's your thoughts?

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While personal preference plays a large part in this choice, it is perhaps
worth noting that autombile and truck manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers,
and even aerospace industry, including the space shuttle builders among
others, all crimp rather than solder their wire connectors and terminals.

Your inclusion of truck manufacturers is definitely wrong. I
guarantee that Caterpillar crimps and solders all of the connectors
and terminals except where solder will prevent the terminal from
seating properly in its' housing. Caterpillar builds trucks.

I suspect your list may have included other manufacturers in error.

If we're going to quibble about the practices of a single manufacturer, then
perhaps it's also worth noting that Cat has only been producing on-highway
trucks since 2011. And while I have not professionally worked on their
construction equipkment in over 30 years, and only rarely see a Caterpillar
engine in my current job (Mostly Mack, Navistar, Cummins, DDA/Sterling
& Freightliner BTW) I can guarantee you that the Cat connectors I have
personally seen and worked on have all been crimped, not soldered.

Well, if we're going to quibble, one would think it prudent to notice
the phrase "except where solder will prevent the terminal from
seating properly in its' housing" I had in my reply.

So, your point is?
That must be virtually EVERY connection. They DO solder where wires
connect to printed circuit boards in housings - where the wire is
restrained by a strain relief. Even in-harness connections are
crimped and not soldered.

Not hardly. Cat crimps and solders wire terminations, as you
mentioned, on circuit boards, as well in as but splices, ring
terminals and similar, military connectors, ITT Cannon (Sure Seal)
connectors and a few others.

They only crimp terminations in all Deutsch connectors and some other
lesser used connectors.

Due to the quantity of wires in the Deutsch connectors versus all the
other terminations approx. 60% are crimped only and 40% are crimped
and soldered.