----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Davidson" <wdavidson@thegrid.net>
To: <JKrevnov@aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: Headlight improvements ?

> > I can appreciate your desire to make a secure connection, but why would
> you
> > solder a crimp connector?
>
> There was an extensive debate about this on the list a year or two ago...
> several recommended crimping and soldering in certain situations... as I
> remember the down side of crimp only is that they can vibrate loose and
> corrosion can build up inside the crimp connector... the down side of
solder
> connections are that they can be a bit brittle and can break...
>
> the advantages of solering should be to eliminate the possibility of the
> crimp connection vibrating loose AND it should elimnate the corrosion
inside
> the crimp connector AND it should assure greater contact surface area and
> thus less resistance.
>
> They are not designed for that type of
> > application.  In many ways a crimped connection is superior to a
soldered
> > joint; especially if it experiences any amount of current.
>
> Like I said... this was debated extensively on the list... by  those more
> knowledgeable than I (engineers, etc.) ... search the arivhives
>
> Also, the solder
> > wicking into the conductor may have a deleterious effect upon its strain
> > relief at the connector.
>
> not clear what you mean by 'strain relief at the connector' but if you
mean
> the plastic coating, that obviously is removed for soldering... there are
> other ways to get strain relief...
>
> Bill
>
> >
> > Rich
> >
>