The idea of using a short piece of thicker wire is a good one. Thanks for that!
On 10/4/19 3:17 PM, MLewis wrote: > With audio signals, a soldered crimp is one of the worst possible > connections. I wouldn't think it would be different for anything else, > but may go undetected until failure. If you've used the correct size of > crimp and used a proper crimping tool, then you've got the proper > pressure for a solid reliable connection. If you then solder, the heat > expands the crimp lessening the crimp pressure, and when it cools it's > no longer at the correct crimp pressure (often the wire will pull right > out), and with iffy wicking of solder. The worst of both methods > combined in one. > > Where the wire is too thin for the crimp I have available, I've cut a > piece of a correct thickness wire/cable, inserted that into the crimp > along with the signal wire/cable, so it's crimped between them. I don't > know if that is the best way of handling that, but it's worked for me. > > On 04/10/2019 11:41 AM, John Ackermann. N8UR wrote: >> West Mountain is a good source for all things PowerPole, but there are >> a bunch of other vendors as well. And do youself a favor -- spend $30 >> on the three size 15/30/45 amp crimping tool. It saves much >> aggravation. But if you're using thin wire, soldering after crimping >> is a good precaution. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.