- 1. solder bad for cars (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:09:48 EDT
- <<As I keep trying to tell people soldering is really bad news for on automotive wired connections! Best Regards John Dowson>> John, thanks for the timely tip! Carl '64 TR4 since '74 ...putting solde
- /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg01127.html (6,798 bytes)
- 2. Re: solder bad for cars (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:43:28 -0400
- So is this why Lucas uses solder on connectors? to support their reputation of reliability? Seriously, is it the stiffening of the wire that leads to breaks that you are refering to or corrosion of s
- /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg01132.html (7,388 bytes)
- 3. Re: solder bad for cars (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:52:25 +0100
- Hi Both, I guess I was referring to present day 'good practice' on automotive wiring in referring to the use of solder. Manufacturers use crimp in preference to solder for a number of reasons but of
- /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg01148.html (9,436 bytes)
- 4. Re: solder bad for cars (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:08:10 EDT
- Sorry to intrude here, but I still don't get it. I've never heard of solder a bad way of making electrical connections. Perhaps my understanding is somewhat blinded by the fact that I recently SOLDER
- /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg01153.html (7,290 bytes)
- 5. Re: solder bad for cars (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 14:24:26 +0100
- OK to expand a bit on my sweeping statement which seemed to condemn solder joints in cars let me add the following. Solder connections have long term reliability problems when they are operated in a
- /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg01155.html (8,791 bytes)
- 6. Re: solder bad for cars (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 14:40:28 +0100
- OK to expand a bit on my sweeping statement which seemed to condemn solder joints in cars let me add the following. Solder connections have long term reliability problems when they are operated in a
- /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg01157.html (8,791 bytes)
- 7. Re: solder bad for cars (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 21:35:04 -0600
- This jives with general good practice, John. However, some fittings benefit from _properly applied_ solder, but only those fittings which have considerable strain relief in the connector, and only if
- /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg01203.html (8,491 bytes)
- 8. Re: solder bad for cars (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 09:38:12 +0100
- My thanks to everyone who responded both on and off list to the above thread. My flame proof suit is in tatters and in need of repair but I just about survived. It has certainly taught me not to make
- /html/triumphs/1999-07/msg01207.html (7,207 bytes)
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