They should just be soldered. I just crimped and heated enough to shrink, but not melt the solder. Crimping won't do any good, as the tube isn't attached to the rest of the connector, it's just floating there waiting to be soldered.
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 Russ Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 11:06 AM To: MiataPower List Subject: Re: Cheap yellow/blue/red crimps? NMC/NPC 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 _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
