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I concur Blake......That is the method I was taught as a Navy avionics-tech
many years ago........
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Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2
-------------- Original message from "Blake Lewis" <blake.lewis@gmail.com>: --------------
> The way I was taught to join two wires with or without solder. It is
> much stronger than the twist to a point method. See attached
> illustration.
> Blake
>
> On 5/30/06, ARGOLDMAN@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 5/26/2006 9:46:43 PM Central Standard Time,
> > lors01@msn.com writes:
> >
> > Thought the coils were a long shot.
> >
> > I'm still not sure where the connection that failed was (connector contact
> > or the unknown connection at the end of the pigtail left by cutting the
> > connector off the Mazda harness) but I do like treating all connector
> > contacts with a corrosion inhibitor.
My favorite is Corrosion X. I like
> > soldered connections for this reason too. I'll do my own stress relief to
> > get it away from the potential stiff connection at the solder joint. To
> > each his own though.
> >
> > Tracy (Granddaughter gone for the summer, Aahhhh.......... : )
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > One way to use a solder connection and not have the liability of lack of
> > stress relief is to place an unshrunk heat shrink tubing (adhesive type) on
> > one of the wires to be joined. Take the two stripped wires and twist join
> > them (you will have the two wires twisted, coming to a point), and the heat
> > shrink tubing on one of the wires. Solder and trim the joint. Fold the
> > soldered connection against one of the wires, slip the heat shrink over the
> > wire with the soldered joint folded upon it and heat shrink it.
If you are
> > really anal, before you fold the soldered joint onto the wire, you can add a
> > smaller heat shrink on the join itself and then add the final heatshrink
> > which insulates and strainrelieves your new solder joint.
> >
> > Rich (strain relieved)
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Blake C. Lewis
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