[Public-List] soldering vs. crimping

[George Dinwiddie]

In addition to the problem of wire breaking at the edge of the solder, 
the heat destroys the gas-tight connection of a good crimp.  (NASA uses 
crimps instead of solder in space, as their tests have shown it superior 
for connecting wire.)  On top of that is the need to remove all of the 
flux residue, which will otherwise absorb moisture and create 
electrolysis problems between the solder and wire.

  - George

On 10/3/10 8:58 PM, elyse.pastor at sympatico.ca wrote:
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> Hi Gordon,
> Can you tell me what happened to the soldered wire joints?? I do crimp most of them but some stuff works better if soldering is applied.
> I would have thought that soldering is fairly resistant - e.g. the radios and instruments have all soldered boards and work for decades??!!!
> Thanks for letting me know.
> Regards
> Bruno&  Elyse
> Lady Heron 297
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> Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:12:53 -0400
> From: gordon white<gewhite at crosslink.net>
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Public-List Digest, Vol 1917, Issue 1
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> Years ago, after experience with shoreside electronic circuits, I
> re-wired another boat, using solder. Big mistake. Crimp, don't solder
> - Gordon White
> Brigadoon II
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