I have been told throughout my professional career that a crimped joint is more reliable than a soldered one but I am skeptical. Maybe a perfectly executed crimp is theoretically better but my own experience shows otherwise. Cars, industrial installations come to mind. I have witnessed plenty of bad crimps but frankly very few bad soldered connections.
Knut - AB2TC G4ILO wrote: > > > Jerry Flanders wrote: >> >> I said that because I observed several guys on the reflector this >> morning discussing buying the $50 tool. Apparently they never needed >> it before, but felt that it is justified for the K3 assembly. Those >> guys will probably never need it after the K3 assembly. >> >> I will solder mine, but I remember reading years ago that crimp >> connections are superior to solder - don't know why. >> >> I am buying the kit, so I can't complain, but since it would cost >> only pennies to do it at Elecraft it seems like it would be a >> no-brainer if crimping is actually superior. >> >> Jerry W4UK >> >> > If you'd been reading this reflector since when building K2s was most > talked about you'd know that some people bought $200 soldering stations > and $100 DMMs just to build the kit. Every few months a thread would pop > up about which solder station to buy. Some people just need an excuse to > spend money. <g> > > Personally I can't imagine how crimping an APP would be better than > soldering it - quicker, yes, but better? I'm sure the difference won't be > detectable by the guy you're in QSO with! > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3-power-supply-question-tp16404247p16429563.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
