On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:38:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

And, a crimp is totally dependent on how well its made. Its a bit harder
to make a complete mess of solder as long as the iron is hot...


You are joking I trust? You and I can make perfect joints, but you
should see the attempts of a novice. It takes practice and dedication.
It is the lack of the latter that is the problem. Given a crimp and
decent ratchet crimper all you need to do is trim the wire to the
correct length and make sure it goes fully into the crimp .

Even that is too advanced for the average simian who does electrical
installations IMHO :-)

We are talking about diyers competent enough to get here, not apes or
monkeys.

Phil
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