Re: Heat shrink, solder, butt connectors


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Posted by TK on Sunday, June 30, 2002 at 10:43AM :

In Reply to: Heat shrink, solder, butt connectors posted by Gordon Maney on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at 10:34PM :

Just look out for low temp solder (in the prefab units) as your high draw will melt the connection.

I use the un-insulated crimp-ons onto tinned wires and then solder the joint. Tip is to have your pencil hot so you only touch the joint for a second. Too much contact makes the joint too brittle.

I also use heat shrink from AMP that is dual layers. The inner layer melts and flows into the joint for a weatherproof seal, while the outer layer shrinks to the wire size. It is much more expensive, but well worth it, besides you don't use that much.

TK



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