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Re: Essential Electrical Tools

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Originally Posted by dtengineering View Post
Yes... we crimp AND solder... everything. In six years we've had one bad connection... and that was to the 40A fuse block, where we couldn't solder.

(Okay... which would have been VERY difficult to solder.)

Personally I like to use a little butane torch for soldering the big cables.

Jason

Edit: A clamp-on DC ammeter is really nice to have, too.
Edit #2: Yes, I know a proper crimp should be more than reliable... but we've got lots of hands to make the extra soldering work fairly light. It's just cheap insurance.
Nothing wrong with redundancy.

Nothing wrong with having a backup.

Also, it pays to be sure.

(I'm sorry, I had to)
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