On Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:29:22 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

On 12/31/2013 12:27 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:51:41 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:40:37 -0700, Ashton Crusher
wrote:

On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:09:25 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 28 Dec 2013 21:06:35 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

On 12/28/2013 6:08 PM, 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?

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. ^_^

The crimp forms an air (moisture) tight seal. Solder doesn't add
anything and will cause wires to break.


Really, that must be why when they bury wires they just crimp them and
call it good......

If the connector is designed to be crimped and buried, solder isn't
going to help. It often will cause problems, though. Use connectors
the way they were designed to be used and you will have fewer
problems. ...but I'm sure you think you know better than the
manufacturer.

You said crimps form a moisture tight seal. They don't. That's why
no one but an idiot would crimp a wire and rely on your claim that
it's suddenly become moisture tight.


A proper crimp does produce what's called a gas tight seal and works
very well under normal circumstances especially if the insulation grip
is properly crimped too. The non-insulated connectors are the ones that
I will crimp and solder if it's needed but I always use a piece of heat
shrink tubing to act as a strain relief to prevent the wire being pulled
at a sharp angle which could break it off. ^_^

The only time I solder a crimp connector is if I don't have the proper
crimping tool or if I'm using the improper wire size for the connector
or crimper. If I have the proper tools and connectors, never.