From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 3/1/2025 8:51 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Jim Wilkins"  wrote in message news:vq0ja8$gj6j$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   >> I needed expensive special tools to crimp the connectors.   
   >   
   > They were crimped instead of soldered to better resist vibration. The   
   > end of a solder joint is a stress concentration in stranded wire, and   
   > copper work-hardens. High current makes wires magnetic and may slam them   
   > against steel structure unless restrained.   
   >   
      
      
   I recall my dad saying that in regards to aircraft, automotive, and   
   marine.  Interestingly as a US Air Force electronic instrument   
   technician I also recall him saying they sent him to school just for   
   soldering.   
      
   Did you know there IS a correct way to strip wire with a knife?   
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   Bob La Londe   
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