In a home appliance that has a heating element, you don't use standard lugs or Faston connectors, you must use the high temperature connectors on the high temperature wire meant for heating element connections. Even those can burn off if the connection is not clean and the Faston connectors and lugs are not tight. The high temp connectors are made of nickle instead of tin plated copper. ^_^
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A proper crimp does produce what's called a gas tight seal and works very well under normal circumstances especially if the insulation grip is properly crimped too. The non-insulated connectors are the ones that I will crimp and solder if it's needed but I always use a piece of heat shrink tubing to act as a strain relief to prevent the wire being pulled at a sharp angle which could break it off. ^_^
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From what you write, there continues to be definite need. Perhaps that would be a retirement income for you, and save the life of some future tech? Sell thick plastic snap on covers for battery bank bus bars.
Caused by the slide on connector heating, not the crimp.
You're wrong, of course.
As usual, you're wrong.
The only time I solder a crimp connector is if I don't have the proper crimping tool or if I'm using the improper wire size for the connector or crimper. If I have the proper tools and connectors, never.
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I was taught that soldering is far better than crimp. What's your
I rarely solder a crimped connector but will use heat shrink tubing on any of them which will be put under a lot of stress unless it's a high temperature nickel connector used on a heating element then I will use fiberglass tubing. A big mistake made by a lot of folks is to use a regular connector for a high temp connection. ^_^
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