David said: <<NEVER NEVER use crimps to fasten the wire as they will corrode. Always solder the connections, apply a small amount of lithium greese for water-proofing and seal it with heak shrink tubing. Takes a little while to do but it will be a perfect connection 20 years from now.>> Have to respectfully disagree here. A good crimp connection beats a soldered connection anyday. First of all a soldered connection is brittle and with any amount of flexing or vibration over time it will break. Also if you don't clean up the connection after soldering it will corrode much faster than a crimped connection. Best scenerio is use some clear plastic tubing. Cut a piece long enough to cover your junction. Then slide it on the wire. Now crimp your connection together. Slide the clear tube over the connection and then tie the ends of the tube with some thin string (or use the shrinkwrap method). Thats how we do it on aircraft. Ever wonder why those Vanagon power window switches go bad? The connections are soldered and they break. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16 |
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