Re: [RCSE] Servo extensions

[canders@xxxxxxxx (Chuck Anderson)]

At 12:32 AM 5/24/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Although (in this case) a properly soldered joint can have the same
>electrical/mechanical properties as a crimped joint, it takes someone
>who has lots of the soldering skill necessary to achieve it. Usually,
>too much solder is applied that serves no purpose other than to wick
>down the lead creating a point of failure.
>Crimp connectors offer the most consistancy and repeatability
>(industry-wide), when done correctly. Failure to use the proper
>equipment may have very undesirable consequences. 
<snip>

For those of us who started flying RC back in the 50's, we quickly learned
the necessary soldering skills.  Everything we had was built from a bag of
resistors, condensers, wire, perf board, and tubes.  I find soldering much
easier than using cheap crimping tools.  I bought a crimping tool from
Custom Electronics but quickly gave up because of the difficulty in getting
a good crimp.

Nothing beats a good solder joint on critical applications.  I spent over
32 years conducting wind tunnel tests and we almost never used plugs inside
the high vibration environment of the test cell.  Everything was always
soldered.  About the only time we used plugs was for auxiliary balances and
other instrumentation that had to be frequently moved, removed, or
reinstalled.  

Chuck Anderson
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