[alberg30] soldering

[John Birch]

Sometimes the manufacturers let acid core into the rosin core solders. Acid core is the death knell for marine wiring.   It wouldn't surprise me to find that they slipped you acid core solder. The  point about
physically securing the wire is critical near the connection point, be it a mechanical or rosin solder 60/40 lead tin.
Cheers,
John
Gordon White wrote:

> From: Gordon White <gewhite at crosslink.net>
>
>    A word of warning: I assembled a wiring panel years ago, using solder. It seemed much more secure to me than crimped terminals, however, even using the best rosin core solder and knowing how to do it, it
> was not a success. A solder joint is much less flexible than a crimped one and where wires were not extremely rigidly supported, the inherent movement of the boat led to cracking & separation. I had "touched
> up" crimped joints with solder and they cracked and broke. Also, rosin flux in a salt air environment tended to corrode.
>     I use tinned wire, but I use crimped terminals.
>
>                         - Gordon White A-275
>
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