I thought the Del City connectors with solder inside were supposed to be crimped and soldered. Or did you just crimp and not solder?
------------------------------------------------------- There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games. - Ernest Hemingway On Apr 27, 2009, at 9:46 AM, Bill Cardell wrote: > Go for the Del City heat shrinkable weather tite crimps. Crimp, heat, > goo seals as it shrinks. They also have solder type connectors where > there is a little tube of low temp solder inside the heat shrinkable > cover. The solder melts when you hit it with the heat gun. BUT- don't > grab one of these by mistake and crimp it, as you will get the > intermittent connection from hell. > Don't ask how I know this. > > > Bill Cardell > TurboDog's Dad > www.flyinmiata.com > www.fmwestfield.com > Sales 1-800-359-6957 > Tech 970-464-5600 Before you call, check out > http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ashraf Farrag > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 10:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Cheap yellow/blue/red crimps? NMC/NPC > > I have had poor luck with the cheap/generic terminals. > > I even have a Paladin ratcheting crimper with the proper die for those > types of insulated connectors to ensure the right force is applied and > I've had those crimps come loose (granted the die is supposed to be > for > the "brand name" insulated connectors but...) > > Regards, > --Ashraf > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
