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<div> <font size="3">It's a double-edged sword. If you have the correct crimper for the terminals you are using you will get very good results. Most $30 crimpers you get from H-F don't necessarily properly fit the crimps they sell. I bought a pair and I stopped using them since I can just pull the crimps off by hand. But if I use the AMP crimper here at work on the AMP crimps the results are as good as it gets. And it's quick. And consistent. Same results every time.<br>
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<div><font size="3">Soldering works well - IF you know how to solder. I solder pretty well, I have a lot of experience and I do it frequently when I don't have the proper crimper. But take care that you don't linger too long and wick a bunch of solder up the wire creating a stress point that will fail under vibration. And a cold solder joint is as bad as a poor crimp.</font></div>
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<div><font size="3">For water-proof connections solder is better with a wrap of good-quality electrical tape. But the best ever is a special heat-shrink tubing that has hot melt glue on the ID. The glue melts when the tubing is shrunk and forms a solid seal against all possible intrusions. Not easy to find, however.</font><br>
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From: Stan Foster <stan@redtr6.com><br>
To: David Friedlander <forzion7@gmail.com>; TR3 Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Tue, Jan 8, 2019 2:22 am<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] [NET] Wire terminations<br>
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<div class="yiv0208165026MsoNormal">While there are people that claim crimping is better that solder my personal experience is that too many planets (wire, connector, tool, technique) have to align for the perfect crimped connection and I too do the heat shrink over solder
for things like spade and ring connectors. I also solder bullet connectors when I need to add or replace one.</div>
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<b>Subject:</b> [NET] Wire terminations</div>
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<div class="yiv0208165026MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">Hey all ~</span></div>
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<div class="yiv0208165026MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and were able to </span></div>
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<div class="yiv0208165026MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">spend some quality time with loved ones....</span></div>
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<div class="yiv0208165026MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">I've got a new wire harness for my TR3 in hand and was </span></div>
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<i>not </i>using bullet </span></div>
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<div class="yiv0208165026MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">British Wire for that). So, for wires requiring spades, rings, </span></div>
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<div class="yiv0208165026MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">a better choice? If crimping, what tool have others found to </span></div>
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Thanks !!</span></div>
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