> keith
> In critical areas I crimp then solder the crimp connection.
Any of these crimpers are good. The ones with the interchangeable jaws would
give you more flexibility. Solder's fine, but it does increase
susceptibility to connection failure from vibration, so you want to use as
little solder as possible.
If I'm going to solder I use bare connectors (no insulation) and heat shrink
after crimping and soldering. I use a little dab of soldering paste
(preferably Kesters) and usually a 25 watt iron is enough for even 12 gauge
wire. You can get the crimpers, soldering iron and heat shrink gun on-line,
at an electronics supply, or at bigger retailers like Fry's, if you have one
near you.
I saw interesting replacement battery terminal clamps at an Advance Auto
over the weekend. Supposedly gold plated, in addition to the large clamp for
the battery cable, they had a couple of smaller holes that looked like would
handle 12, maybe even 10 gauge, wire. There were allen head screws to secure
these smaller wires. Great for higher output mobile two-way radios or high
power audio amps.
FWIW,
Ron
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