Return-Path: Received: from imo28.mx.aol.com ([198.81.17.72]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO203-101c) ID# 0-44819U2500L250S0) with ESMTP id AAA13667 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 23:41:39 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo28.mx.aol.com (IMOv16.10) id 8LWPa02083 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 23:41:30 +2000 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com Message-ID: <1f21709b.361ae2ea@aol.com> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 23:41:30 EDT To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Subject: Crimped Vs Soldered Terminals X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I have been flying for two years with crimped terminals, Molex connectors, "wrist" connectors, and D-subs. Almost all the terminals are aircraft quality insulated slip-on or ring. Some are automotive. The one for wires larger than 8-gauge were "crimped" with a hammer-driven tool. None have failed. Most wires reach their terminal out of a bundle which provides mutual support so that vibration is not much of a problem. The only 2 terminal problems I have had were (1) repeatedly losing alternator output to the B-lead because the wire terminal work hardened and broke off from vibration -- I finally discovered that the last support for the wire vibrated differently than the alternator; and (2) The nut securing the battery terminal to the master relay was coming loose. Scott Krueger N92EX