On 12/30/2013 07:53 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 12/30/2013 8:30 AM, philo wrote:
Silver solder might be a lot better, but for the 350amp contacts we
used, the cost would be prohibitive. (Even lead/tin solder in the
quantities we would have needed would have been expensive.)

What job or project was that? How many quantities?



Since I was in the industrial battery business I'd replace or install
close to 1000 connectors a year. Since Enersys itself is a world wide
company they used hundreds of thousands of connectors a year...more than
likely , over a million.

Working on that scale, I can imagine the solder,
torch, power for the soldering iron and so on.
That would add up after a while. I do a couple
dozen crimps a year, and max of 15 amp rating
or so. For me to get out a torch and some silver
solder is no big expense.

Thanks for sharing a bit more about the, uh,
"big picture" of what you were doing.





Sure thing...plus for low current I don't think solder vs crimp is going
to make much difference.