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Originally Posted by dez250

Don't just solder the wire into the connector, make sure you use a crimper meant for 6 gage lugs. I think actually there might be specific crimper's for those connectors. The reason why you don't want to just solder wires in is most solders are meant to melt at low temperatures and those temperatures can easily be reached with high current draws from motors like the Atwood/cim. If the solder melts theres a chance that it can bridge across the internal lugs and create a dead short.

Yes there is a special crimper for those and no it is not cheap. That is why we solder, but with a torch, not an iron. It works superbly if done right (right=not burning contact). Also, to clear some things up, current itself does not cause heat. Resistance does. I doubt the resistance in this large soldered connection would cause enough heat to even soften the solder. I think if you are melting solder joints, then you need not a crimping tool, but a more skilled individual behind the soldering tool. But perhaps Al will stumble along this thread and prove this one way or another.