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mike-s
Apr 06, 2017Explorer
Properly done crimps are gas-tight and provide more consistent and reliable connections than soldered ones. They're also less subject to failure when used in environments subject to vibration.
As NASA says:
I'd trust some guy getting minimum wage to properly install a crimp long before I'd trust them to do a proper job of soldering.
As NASA says:
NASA wrote:
Crimping is an efficient and highly reliable method to assemble and terminate conductors, and typically provides a stronger, more reliable termination method than that achieved by soldering.
I'd trust some guy getting minimum wage to properly install a crimp long before I'd trust them to do a proper job of soldering.
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