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chasb(at)satx.rr.com
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: Crimp or Solder

I recently made up a BNC connector for an antenna lead. I have always  

soldered the central conductor into the gold pin. My buddy suggested  

that I crimp the connector rather than solder. I did, and it seems to  

be okay.  Crimping was certainly faster than soldering. What's the  

approved method?



Today I was reading Bob's Aeroelectric Connection Chapter 18 on Audio  

Systems. It showed a D-sub connector with all its little gold pins.  

Again, I have always soldered Sub-D pins. Should they be soldered or  

crimped?



I have made up many a Molex type connector and I've always crimped  

its male/female pins. Would a drop of solder make them more secure?



Charlie Brame

RV-6A  N11CB

San Antonio

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nuckollsr(at)cox.net
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject: Crimp or Solder

At 03:53 PM 1/13/2007 -0600, you wrote:



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I recently made up a BNC connector for an antenna lead. I have always

soldered the central conductor into the gold pin. My buddy suggested

that I crimp the connector rather than solder. I did, and it seems to

be okay.  Crimping was certainly faster than soldering. What's the

approved method?



Today I was reading Bob's Aeroelectric Connection Chapter 18 on Audio

Systems. It showed a D-sub connector with all its little gold pins.

Again, I have always soldered Sub-D pins. Should they be soldered or

crimped?


	


   what ever the manufacture of the connector recommends. You can

   purchase both solder and crimp style connectors in most

   technologies. I use mostly crimped pin connectors for ease of

   installation, convenience and freedom from process-errors. In

   terms of overall reliability, there is no difference between

   soldered and crimped joints.

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		  I have made up many a Molex type connector and I've always crimped

its male/female pins. Would a drop of solder make them more secure?


	


   There have been TRILLIONS of pins installed per the recommendations

   of the manufacturer with exceedingly low failure rates. Remember,

   connector folks sell thousands to aircraft and billions to commercial

   ventures. Names like Molex, AMP, Amphenol, T&B (just to name a few)

   have been in this business for decades. The fact that they are still

   in business must say something about the capabilities of their

   products to meet customer expectations. Nonetheless, there's a host

   of folks who don't understand how the products are designed to

   work and they WORRY a lot about things that are not worthy of

   the effort.



   Buy the technology that appeals to you most (or accommodates your

   tools and skills) and truck on. The whole solder-n-crimp or solder-

   instead-of-crimp thing is floobydust.



   See:



http://aeroelectric.com/articles/rules/review.html



   Bob . . .



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