I worked on the F-106 for 4 years and never saw a connection on a connector
that wasn't soldered.
John [K7SVV]
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From: "Jeremiah McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:47 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Crimped connectors
Only to make a point, not an argument...I worked for 30 years at Grumman and
we built most of the Navy's aircraft, which are subject to a highly
corrosive environment...All connections, thousands of them, were crimped
using "Stakons", the trade name for those little red, blue, and yellow
terminal lugs...AMP was the manufacturer of both the tools and the
terminals...Soldering was grounds for a "crab", or rejection of the
connection...Solder can wick up the wire under the insulation causing a
rigid condition subject to vibration fatigue...Also, the heat from soldering
distorts the red, blue, or yellow insulation sleeve on the terminal lug
compromising it's integrity...Of course there were a few connectors that had
pins that had to be soldered, but not many...The pins in most of the
connectors by Cannon, Amphenol, Deutch, etc. were crimped...
Rivet and skin corrosion on the outside of the aircraft is much more of a
problem than corrosion of crimped wire connections...
Jerry, wa2dkg_______________________________________________
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