I might not have been clear. We made GPS systems for transit buses that
are exposed to quite nasty environmental conditions ( like high pressure
spray cleaning inside the bus ) as well as severe vibration ( ever ride a
bus on a city street in typically bad condition? ) . We always crimped
using professional quality crimping tools and then soldered the wire to the
crimp for better mechanical and electrical reliability. We also made
extensive use of heatshrink tubing to protect the crimp to pin connection
and avoid vibration loosening the connection. These techniques were
learned through bitter experience:
1. If it can corrode it will and the connection will fail at the most
inconvenient time and in a place that requires the most disassembly to fix.
2. If the connection can separate it will and the result will be a short
to ground that blows out the most expensive components.
George Schiro
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> From: Greg Monfort <wingracer@email.msn.com>
> To: Bricklin <bricklin@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Fw: Blessing In Disguise
> Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 2:21 AM
>
> FWIW, a proper crimp is a superior long term connection both mechanically
> and electrically. The key is the correct crimp tool and / or jaws.
> Unfortunately, they tend to be expensive. Soldering is a no-no in the
> electrical distribution industry.
>
> That said, I agree, for us DIY'ers, soldering using 2% silver gives a
good
> long term (mostly) trouble free compromise.
>
> GM
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > Having built electrical /electronic systems for vehicles for several
> years,
> > we did not trust simple crimped connections to last. We always
soldered
> > the wires after crimping.
>
>
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