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Before I order....question about crimp connectors
shardian:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 24, 2008, 09:07:25 am ---
Solder is not a strong connection - it's not mechanical at all. Solder should not be used in place of a real mechanical connection. A good crimp is many times stronger than the wire itself - the wire will snap elsewhere before the crimp comes off.
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Darn those pinball manufacturers for soldering every single connection and not spending $200 on crimp connectors. Darn them all! ;)
A properly soldered connection has plenty of strength. I see no problem with a manufacturer soldering their connections.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shardian on March 24, 2008, 09:16:39 am ---Darn those pinball manufacturers for soldering every single connection and not spending $200 on crimp connectors. Darn them all! ;)
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Pinball machines were not designed to be reliable in the long run. They were designed to work well for a couple of years under commercial load and be manufactured for as little cost as they could manage. Anything beyond that was considered the op's responsibility. They are an even worse example of planned obsolescence than '80s Fords.
Arcades R Fun:
I see this topic is very subjective.
I have made my points and stated the reasons why we now solder ALL our connections. I believe it's a strong selling point over crimp-on connections.
Enough said.
Jack
Ginsu Victim:
I don't care about saving money. I care about saving time and frustration.
I can solder everything in place and it holds great (I did this on my first CP), but man it took forever.
With crimp connections, it's faster, easier, and if there's a problem, it's easy to replace. Need to run one wire to two switches? Male and female crimp connectors are a quick way.
Need to unhook and move something to a different location? You just unplug it (no de-soldering!).
miles2912:
+1 for a good crimp. You don't need solder.
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