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Originally Posted by Ken Patton
3. Aren't you supposed to solder the end BEFORE crimping? This is called tinning I believe.
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No! You should never tin wires before crimping because you won't get good pressure distribution inside the crimp and it will loosen over time. If you use good quality crimp connectors, sized exactly for the wire gauge, crimped with the right tooling, the connection will be as good as it gets (without soldering). Because there are so many "ifs" in that, soldering after crimping is recommended for most other cases!