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Female quick disconnects vs. soldering microswitches

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JustMichael:

I would go with quick disconnects.  Why?  They are fairly cheap.  Easier to change a switch out if it goes bad.  Looks better (IMHO).  No chance of accidentally melting/burning something else in there.  Also no chance of damaging the switch (especially the spring) from the heat of a soldering iron.  If you are worried about a bad crimp on a quick disconnect and the wire slipping out, solder the wire to the quick disconnect (while NOT connected to the switch).

Blanka:


--- Quote from: shfifty on August 30, 2010, 11:39:43 pm ---Considering how much money ive already sunk into this thing, another $10 really didnt hurt.

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That's why 17$ is not too much either
It saves you on cable, on hurt hands, on time, on clamps (the nice gold plated with transparent silicon sleeve ones used here are totally expensive to buy separate) and on crap or too expensive tools.
Quote your time at 50$/hour, and you can never beat this 17$ DIY.

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