Better electrical connection

[A K]

I mainly work with 10 - 22 gauge wire.

I have been using the blade type connectors, but they are a bit klunky to attach.

Is there anything better that I can solder my wires to?

Thanks, Andy

[gfretwell]

[Rod Speed]

A K [e-mail] wrote

Soldering house wiring has real downsides.

[TimR]

I'm trying to think of an application where I would solder #10 wire. Certainly I've never done it.

We did a generator install at work where the ground wires had to be thermit welded, that was interesting.

[Rod Speed]

Never said they did. I was JUST pointing out that soldering has downsides with house wire.

Irrelevant to the comment I made.

Not with WIRES.

[gfretwell]

Mostly labor. It used to be the standard until they came up with easier/faster methods.

Wire leads inserted into boards are wave soldered.

[trader_4]

Why do you waste your time arguing with the troll? I must admit, I've made the same mistake, but if we all stopped replying to his trolls, maybe he'd disappear like that other AH Burpfart?

[Rod Speed]

Nope, the downside with house wiring is that the wire will survive short term overload well when not soldered but you can get the solder softening in that situation.

That's bullshit too.

But they arent the 10 - 22 gauge wire being discussed.

[Rod Speed]

You never could bullshit your way out of a wet paper bag.

[gfretwell]

If that splice gets above 600f you have far worse problems than soft solder. They made a solid mechanical splice before it was soldered.

You are simply unaware of the fact that electricians carried solder pots and dipped every splice. Maybe they just didn't have electricity in Australia before WWII when this was a common practice.

Never looked inside a PC power supply I guess.

[gfretwell]

OTOH your bullshit could penetrate Kevlar.

[Rod Speed]

Not if it only does that for a short time.

Irrelevant to what the OP may do.

That was never as absolute as that, particularly with the street cabling.

Corse we did and it was never common practice with the street cabling.

Guess again. That isnt wave soldered.

[Rod Speed]

You never could bullshit your way out of a wet paper bag.

[A K]

18-22 gauge wire is common in electronic projects. I am currently making a laser alarm. This is the laser part.

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[gfretwell]

There are other competitive connector systems but it is usually best to pick one and use it for most of your projects because you will end up with a collection of common connectors and tools. Crimps really do seem superior with these types of connections but you need a real crimper.

[Ralph Mowery]

Having the proper crimper is the main thing. Using stranded wire is the other. Where the wire may be under viberation stress crimping is usually better because soldering will turn the stranded wire into a solid wire near the conector where it will often break.

[Clare Snyder]

Soldering terminals to flexible cable is pretty much frowned upon these days. Certainly not acceptable in avionics or instrumentation.

[gfretwell]

That is why they wave solder wires to boards. The wire is not in the solder long enough to wick up.

[A K]

I have a real crimper but the connectors do not compare to soldering.

Just today I had a wire pull out of a connection that used a blade connector.

Andy

[gfretwell]

Something was not right. You either did not have the right terminal for the wire size or it was not properly crimped. (Tool or procedure). Normally a properly made crimp will hold until the wire breaks.