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Delfin wrote:
*Not a lot of agreement on the subject.* You'll find supporters of solder, and those who think it a waste.* Properly crimped connectors probably are best, but even with the best tools, I have routinely had problems ensuring that the crimp works as designed.* Am I the only one who has crimped the patooties with a Klein tool and tugged on the wire only to find it comes loose?* Maybe so, but as I said, if you want to be sure of the connection, soldering does that.* The crimp afterwards is simply the easiest way to cover the joint.
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*After a 6-month total rewiring project, probably made several thousand crimps, all with Ancor connectors and ratchet crimper.* Every crimp pull tested, not one failure, then heat shrink sealed.*
Maybe you*pulled too hard?*
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