Poll: electrical connector crimpers/dies

"abripl" wrote in message
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Even with high quality crimpers I don't trust the connection and will
normally soldier the wire to the terminal in addition to the crimp. I
have seen one too many crimps get loose to depend on them. Your

I used to think this way. The fact is that a properly crimped terminal is
superior to a soldered one for many reasons. Soldering is an art (a dying
one) that few have mastered. To get a proper connection without wicking
solder past the point where wires flex and avoid cold joints is hard for
inexperienced persons. Crimped terminals are easier to learn. I use an AMP
crimper for almost all my terminating work now and will when I wire the
plane. It's been proven over and over that crimped terminals are gastight
and reliable more often than soldered. You still have to learn what you're
doing.

There are a couple of sites that explore this and offer opinion. As you may
expect they are not united, many prefer soldering. Try
http://www.areoelectric.com for some insight.