Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([63.150.212.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.5.6) with ESMTP id 1125435 for rob@logan.com; Sat, 02 Mar 2002 21:35:42 -0500 Received: from siaag1af.compuserve.com ([149.174.40.8]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:32:27 -0500 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by siaag1af.compuserve.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/SUN-1.12) id VAA17400 for Lancair.list@olsusa.com; Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:35:12 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:34:43 -0500 From: James Frantz Subject: Solder vs crimp Sender: James Frantz To: Marve Kay Message-ID: <200203022134_MC3-F427-8260@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I used both solder and crimp connections in my 360 depending upon the application. All the big wire terminals were soldered = to the wire rather than crimped. This included the battery, alternator and bus feed wires. I used solder here because there was no risk of wire breakage and I wanted the lowest possible voltage drop across the wire to teminal interface during large current draw situations. = Wire splicing joints were all soldered and heat shrinked to minimize the = possibility of wire fatigue where the = solder flowed up the wire. Most of the smaller connector pins were = double crimped ( one crimp over the wire and another over the insulator. = Some of the connector pins were double = crimped and soldered but in this case I = used heat shrink as a strain relief and = was very careful not to let the solder wick up the wire beyond the insulator = crimp. = All wires were run in bundles and tied at frequent intervals. The wire bundles = were secured at frequent intervals. = See AC 43-13-1B for more guidance. The wiring of my 360 was a huge job and turned out to take much = more time than I had expected. There = are lots of pitfalls but it was a fun and an = educating experience. = Jim Frantz >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://members.olsusa.com/mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please remember that purchases from the Builders' Bookstore assist with the management of the LML. Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>