StirCrazy wrote:
LittleBill wrote:
StirCrazy wrote:
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
No crimp heat-shrink terminals with solder just about mandates use of a electric heat shrink gun. They're inexpensive at Harbor Freight.
The above terminals do not use regular 60/40 electronics solder. A third metal card Bismuth is added and it reduces needed to melt temperature by some forty degrees.
I just purchased a box of no crimp heat shrink butts for 26-24 wire. The insulator is transparent clear.
I hope this helps someone and at least, is entertaining.
Be carefull with thoes, a couple other groups I am in for other hobbies jumped on that bandwagon. they are natroious for producing cold solder joints and cracking.
look back a couple posts, I made a video using them. They work fine if you take your time.
I never said it was the product its self, just to watch when you use them. I have used them and yes they are a very conveniant thing. Just saying for guys that are using hundreds of them conecting led lights and such thery are seeing failure rates up to 10%. now is this all the fault of the conectors, probably not. when your doing 300 in one day maybe your not being as carefull as you could. I just ordered 1000 of them for 18ga wire for my next project ;)
IDK if they worth it for that kind of project. I can actually go faster with normal shrink and regular solder. I can see how you can get a cold joint, if not using a heatgun, vs a lighter etc.
