In article ,
Arny Krueger wrote:
BTW, a good job of crimping amounts to cold welding with the extra
bonuses of high mechanical strength and inherent disruption of oxide
films or dirt on the connector or the wire. Given my choice, I'd pick a
well-crimped connection over the other two, but I would not worry about
a good job based on the other two methods. Crimping and welding have the
disadvantage of not being as field-repairable as soldering.

The other beauty of crimping is that there is no weakening due to heat
close to the joint - perhaps not that important where the lead is
adequately clamped, though. However, *proper* crimping requires a usually
very expensive special tool, and frequently it is only of use for one
specific connector.

--
*Women like silent men; they think they're listening.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

"Dave Plowman" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Arny Krueger wrote:
BTW, a good job of crimping amounts to cold welding with the extra
bonuses of high mechanical strength and inherent disruption of oxide
films or dirt on the connector or the wire. Given my choice, I'd pick a
well-crimped connection over the other two, but I would not worry about
a good job based on the other two methods. Crimping and welding have the
disadvantage of not being as field-repairable as soldering.

The other beauty of crimping is that there is no weakening due to heat
close to the joint - perhaps not that important where the lead is
adequately clamped, though. However, *proper* crimping requires a usually
very expensive special tool, and frequently it is only of use for one
specific connector.

Agreed. The best crimpers are heavy, complex, costly, and provide lots of
mechanical advantage.

Here's the crimping tool of my dreams:

http://www.centralofficetools.com/in...D=32&do=detail

"Dave Plowman" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Arny Krueger wrote:
BTW, a good job of crimping amounts to cold welding with the extra
bonuses of high mechanical strength and inherent disruption of oxide
films or dirt on the connector or the wire. Given my choice, I'd pick a
well-crimped connection over the other two, but I would not worry about
a good job based on the other two methods. Crimping and welding have the
disadvantage of not being as field-repairable as soldering.

The other beauty of crimping is that there is no weakening due to heat
close to the joint - perhaps not that important where the lead is
adequately clamped, though. However, *proper* crimping requires a usually
very expensive special tool, and frequently it is only of use for one
specific connector.

Agreed. The best crimpers are heavy, complex, costly, and provide lots of
mechanical advantage.

Here's the crimping tool of my dreams:

http://www.centralofficetools.com/in...D=32&do=detail

Dave Plowman wrote:

In article ,
Arny Krueger wrote:

BTW, a good job of crimping amounts to cold welding with the extra
bonuses of high mechanical strength and inherent disruption of oxide
films or dirt on the connector or the wire. Given my choice, I'd pick a
well-crimped connection over the other two, but I would not worry about
a good job based on the other two methods. Crimping and welding have the
disadvantage of not being as field-repairable as soldering.


The other beauty of crimping is that there is no weakening due to heat
close to the joint - perhaps not that important where the lead is
adequately clamped, though. However, *proper* crimping requires a usually
very expensive special tool, and frequently it is only of use for one
specific connector.


And a lot of elbow grease.

Dave Plowman wrote:

In article ,
Arny Krueger wrote:

BTW, a good job of crimping amounts to cold welding with the extra
bonuses of high mechanical strength and inherent disruption of oxide
films or dirt on the connector or the wire. Given my choice, I'd pick a
well-crimped connection over the other two, but I would not worry about
a good job based on the other two methods. Crimping and welding have the
disadvantage of not being as field-repairable as soldering.


The other beauty of crimping is that there is no weakening due to heat
close to the joint - perhaps not that important where the lead is
adequately clamped, though. However, *proper* crimping requires a usually
very expensive special tool, and frequently it is only of use for one
specific connector.


And a lot of elbow grease.

In article .net,
Joseph Oberlander wrote:
However, *proper* crimping requires a usually very expensive special
tool, and frequently it is only of use for one specific connector.


And a lot of elbow grease.

Depends on the crimping tool. Good ones designed for 'production' use will
have a greater mechanical advantage than the normal sort you'd get from an
electronics supplier. And can cost several hundred pounds.

--
*Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

In article .net,
Joseph Oberlander wrote:
However, *proper* crimping requires a usually very expensive special
tool, and frequently it is only of use for one specific connector.


And a lot of elbow grease.

Depends on the crimping tool. Good ones designed for 'production' use will
have a greater mechanical advantage than the normal sort you'd get from an
electronics supplier. And can cost several hundred pounds.

--
*Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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Here's the crimping tool of my dreams:


http://www.centralofficetools.com/in...D=32&do=detail


Sounds like a demented food mixer!
-- J

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
...

snip
Here's the crimping tool of my dreams:


http://www.centralofficetools.com/in...D=32&do=detail


Sounds like a demented food mixer!
-- J

That's cogent. I'll look for their details. Cheers.

"Uptown Audio" wrote in message
news:3fc3fde8$0$4767$afc38c87@...
Why don't you ask the manufacturer about their thoughts? A
good solder
job is as good as a weld for practical purposes. A poor one is
another
matter.
- Bill
www.uptownaudio.com
Roanoke VA
(540) 343-1250

"James Harris" no.email.please wrote in message
.. .
Someone has offered me interconnects which apparently use
the
standard cable of a certain manufacturer but the
terminations
are soldered on rather than welded. The price is
significantly
less than that for normal product cables. Can anyone comment
on
whether these are likely to be legitimate and sold with the
approval of the manufacturer.
- As an aside, any comments on soldered vs. welded?
TIA,
- James