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Soldering VS Disconnects
ahofle:
I went the solder route and haven't had any problems. Two friends of mine went the crimp route and have had a good number of intermittent connection problems. However, I believe that is because they didn't use a crimp specifically designed for the connectors used. From what I've read here, crimps work great if you use the right tool.
92greenyj:
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--- Quote from: 92greenyj on June 07, 2010, 08:22:36 pm ---In a cabinet disconnects will probably suffice. Coming from the automotive world though I tend to solder and heat shrink most of my connections as a solder connection holds up far better in a dusty, moist environment.
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+1 Crimp, solder and heat shrink = peace of mind.
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yeah thats definitely the best route and the one i usually take in situations where I need to use a spade connector or the like (i.e. switches and relays) It takes a little longer for sure, but i gaurantee you those connections will never give you a problem.
zafdor:
--- Quote from: ahofle on June 07, 2010, 11:36:27 pm --- From what I've read here, crimps work great if you use the right tool.
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Agreed. If you use the right faston (barrel size) and tool, the crimp will be as good as a solder joint. The fine wiring use to attach to most KB controllers need a faston with a very small barrel (hard to find).
mwong168:
--- Quote from: Ond on June 07, 2010, 08:34:26 pm ---+1 Crimp, solder and heat shrink = peace of mind.
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I've been pretty lucky in all my wiring projects and everything works first time around. For the buttons and joystick you will definately want to use quick disconnect in the right size for the gauge of wire you are using. You strip enough wire so when you put it in the quick disconnect you have some extra coming out the other end you could put a dab of solder on it but I think it's overkill. Here is some wiring I did last night on my Dynamo HS2 SFIICE cab which I MAME'd
I only crimped the quick disconnects but on the side where i crimped the pins for the 12 pin molex connector I did solder only cause this part of the harness would get stressed the most cause I am in the process of getting other control panels I can swap out otherwise I would have wired the buttons and joystick directly to my IPAC.
Paul Olson:
I crimp molex connectors, because I have the right tools and all of the sizes of connectors that I need. I have always had problems crimping the spade connectors. Intermittent problems that are hard to trace, so now I always solder those. It is just peace of mind knowing that the problem is somewhere else.