Return-Path: Received: from ddi.digital.net ([198.69.104.2]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO203-101c) ID# 0-44819U2500L250S0) with ESMTP id AAA5075 for ; Sun, 4 Oct 1998 09:32:30 -0400 Received: from john (max-roc6-35.digital.net [208.14.38.35]) by ddi.digital.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA08139 for ; Sun, 4 Oct 1998 09:32:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19981004093052.006e0858@mail.digital.net> Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 09:30:52 -0400 To: lancair.list@olsusa.com From: John Cooper Subject: Solder or Crimp?? X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I find that larger conductors are safe to solder, but the smaller ones (less than #20 or so) become very brittle and prone to breaking where the solder stops. In any case, you should support the wire as it leaves the lug by some means - the lug skirt, heat shrink, bundling, spot ties, tie wraps, RTV, whatever. Especially the small wires. I agree that crimping alone is the best for small wires, if done with a good controlled-cycle tool.