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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
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