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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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