"Filcoff, David M." wrote:

>  I used the
> standard crimp connectors, removed the plastic casing, soldered the joint,
> *cleaned* the joint and covered the conn. with heat shrink.  Note that some
> solders contain flux, flux helps the solder stick to the metal.  Flux also
> is corrosive and must be removed from the joint,

David,
Acid flux solder should never be used on electronic joints, for the reason you
stated: it's corrosive. That's why they make rosin core solder, no corrosive
effects.
Larry