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RE: Europa-List: Crimping Wires ......Link

Subject: RE: Europa-List: Crimping Wires ......Link
From: Bob Harrison <ptag.dev@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 11:32:36

Yeah! Frans.  May work for a professional instrumentation
engineer.......dream on !
Regards
Bob H GPTAG

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Frans Veldman
Sent: 12 May 2011 10:21
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Crimping Wires ......Link


On 05/12/2011 09:56 AM, Bob Harrison wrote:
> Having had a number of solder wire connections fail I suggest that new
> builds involved with panel wiring should seriously attempt to eliminate
all
> soldering.

Soldering isn't bad if you do it properly. Even new Boeing airplanes
rely on thousands of solder connections.
Key is that you properly support the wire. Solder is brittle and will
break if a wire vibrates constantly. So, bundle up the wires and do not
let them "hang" on the solder joints.

Frans



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