I say agn, any connector that needs this much care and causes this much discussion abt
solder or not, glue or not, solder running into the contacts, etc etc, is a sign of a bad product. LONG LIVE CINCH JONES, or at least Molex and carve this into the stone: NEW IS NOT NECESSARILY BETTER. 73 Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] APP Connector Weak Spot > Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:07:02 -0700 > CC: [email protected] > > Hi David: > > You wrote: > > Yes you can solder the odd ones or twos (ok Ron, yes you solder them > all), but I found I was having to be very careful not to let solder > run up to the contact part. > > -------------------- > > You fixed that with a good crimp tool. For those who solder the terminals > the way to avoid getting solder on the contact is to hold the wire with the > contacts upwards. A small vise or just propping the stripped wires up > against a book or something works that holds the stripped ends steady > pointing upwards works FB. Set each connector on the stripped wire with the > contact UP, adjust the position so they are both aligned to slip into the > shells easily, then apply heat to the metal terminal and feed solder through > the holes near the terminal end until it flows around the inside and into > the wire and connector *away* from the contacts. (I included that hint right > on the instruction sheet.) > > It takes me perhaps 1 minute to attach two terminals to the stripped wires. > Still, if I were doing a LOT of them I'd probably crimp them (with the > expensive tool), especially if I were doing most of them "in the field" away > from the bench. > > My point in posting to the thread was that it's not *necessary* to use a > crimp tool nor does Elecraft recommend one do so over soldering. That's why > the power cable kit assembly instructions say, "Unless you have a > high-quality crimping tool and experience using it, we strongly recommend > you solder the terminals." > > Wayne and Eric added a suggested crimp tool to the connector assembly > instructions for people who did not want to use a soldering iron regardless > of the expense. Even so, it's important to know how to use the tool > correctly. > > Ron > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
