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RE: Soldering bullet connectors

Subject: RE: Soldering bullet connectors
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:27:29 -0700
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Bullet connectors are never long term solutions!

I've actually never had one that I did fail, in over 20 years of TR
ownership.  And certainly many of the ones that did fail were from a DPO.

> There are
> solder type and crimp type.  Speaking of which, British Wire
> carry a bullet
> crimper.  Not cheap but if you do a lot of them it will save time
> and money
> and give a more consistant result.

Likely longer lasting too, especially if you then solder the connection at
the tip, beyond the crimp.  That way the crimp provides strain relief to the
solder connection, even if the crimp turns out to not be gas tight (which is
essential to a long lived connection).

Randall

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