Soldering instead of crimping
Hi, Would there be any reason not to solder battery connections versus crimping? The application would be for a solar charging system. Moved to Tech Issues forum from DIY.
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Dakzuki wrote:gcloss wrote:
Soldering is always preferred over just crimping.
Not true. One must be very careful soldering as wire can fatigue and fail right next to the rigid solder joint. This is especially true in higher vibration environments.
In aerospace virtually all joints are crimped. The difference is the terminals are good quality (as are the crimping tools). Both can be had by the consumer (I have them) and it doesn't cost much more to do it right. Finding good wire is more problematic.
A crimper that looks like this is what you want.
This is what you want to avoid...both the el cheapo terminals AND the crimper.
x2. and RV's do see vibration.
My preferred crimper for smaller connector is this Sargent unit with interchangeable crimp dies.
Sargent crimp tool
