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<blockquote data-quote="akheathen" data-source="post: 7440264" data-attributes="member: 629234">well, that has the possibility for a good connection, if you have clean and/or tinned wire and you keep heat on it afterwards, untill it wicks the solder up into the cable itself, otherwise, it&#039;s just a dry connection.&nbsp; and, anyone spending much time working on circuit boards knows what damage a dry connection can do.&nbsp; i use the hammer crimp all the time at work, even installed a mylar block on the bottom, since it&#039;s almost always pounding against a grounded surface of the truck on a live wire.&nbsp; when that is not available to me, i use the solder trick, and punch the connector first, if i have a punch with me.&nbsp; mostly on solid terminals, only sometimes split crimps, which usually get rolled in with bull-nose nippers, or punch, and then pressed in.&nbsp; either way, soldering the terminal to the already tinned wire is the verry last thing before heat-shrink.&nbsp; i cannot stress how much of a difference a solid mechanical connection makes for long-term ampacity, and continued low resistance.&nbsp; my $0.02(@ the solder then insert method)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="akheathen, post: 7440264, member: 629234"] well, that has the possibility for a good connection, if you have clean and/or tinned wire and you keep heat on it afterwards, untill it wicks the solder up into the cable itself, otherwise, it's just a dry connection. and, anyone spending much time working on circuit boards knows what damage a dry connection can do. i use the hammer crimp all the time at work, even installed a mylar block on the bottom, since it's almost always pounding against a grounded surface of the truck on a live wire. when that is not available to me, i use the solder trick, and punch the connector first, if i have a punch with me. mostly on solid terminals, only sometimes split crimps, which usually get rolled in with bull-nose nippers, or punch, and then pressed in. either way, soldering the terminal to the already tinned wire is the verry last thing before heat-shrink. i cannot stress how much of a difference a solid mechanical connection makes for long-term ampacity, and continued low resistance. my $0.02 (@ the solder then insert method) [/QUOTE]

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