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| Nephasth:
--- Quote from: syph007 on August 11, 2011, 10:48:56 am ---Ya, I would rate soldering better and NON lazy way. QD are the lazy way in my mind. If you arent planning to swap around buttons and sticks alot, then I'd solder, its a superior electrical connection. --- End quote --- Should have clarified. Soldering is definitely the least lazy way to go about it. The lazy ones thread the wire through the hole and wrap it around itself. --- Quote from: leapinlew on August 11, 2011, 10:57:15 am ---Really? I don't think desoldering a joint is a PITA. I can solder a little faster than using the disconnects. For me, dealing with weird connectivity issues from loose connections is a bigger PITA. --- End quote --- In the time it takes to get out my soldering iron, wait for it to warm up, and desolder the first connection, I could have disconnected and repaired the problem wire or switch. That's why I view it as a PITA. But yes, soldering does provide a rock solid connection. |
| ChadTower:
Soldering is way faster and easier if you are doing it well. They also get secured a whole lot better. If you are swapping controls that much then you need a harness anyway. |
| Vigo:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on August 11, 2011, 10:57:15 am ---Really? I don't think desoldering a joint is a PITA. I can solder a little faster than using the disconnects. For me, dealing with weird connectivity issues from loose connections is a bigger PITA. --- End quote --- Then you haven't see some of the disconnects that I have had to desoldier not long ago. Massive blobs of soldier on each lead. Wire wrapped around the hole in the lead like 7 times. I used a desoldering iron, and filled my little solder cup halfway up. Lets say that if you plan on making bad soldier points, just use QD's. ;) |
| Nephasth:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 11, 2011, 11:20:26 am ---Soldering is way faster and easier if you are doing it well. --- End quote --- I don't see how. To crimp a terminal onto the end of a wire takes less time and is easier than soldering a wire to a microswitch terminal. And I'm pretty sure sliding a QD on and off a terminal is much faster than desoldering and resoldering. I just got done wiring my CPs and to cut, strip, and crimp each wire end, I was averaging about 12 seconds each for 172 wire ends. |
| brad808:
All quick connects can burn in hell. The amount of times I've struggled with those pieces of .... For 5 plus minutes. Quick ---my bottom--- now when I see them I cut them off and solder the thing on there properly and throw those things in the garbage where they belong. There that feels better. I've been wanting to get that out for a while. |
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