re:amp connectors

Ballendo,

That's true! I should have emphasized that. Just as wire wrap is
better then a soldered connection. But I was young, and I didn't inhale
the solder fumes!

Alan KM6VV
P.S, I just got "G19 G03" working!


ballendo@... wrote:

>
> Alan, List,
>
> No, we're not talking about a db25, but your point there are good.
>
> As a general knowledge sort of thing, you should know that crimp
> connectors which have been soldered will no longer meet many
> reliability specs! Soldering in a "flexible" connection has been
> repeatedly shown to be inferior to PROPER crimping.
>
> Not attacking, I've soldered some myself... But it's better to crimp
> properly!
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ballendo
>
> >If you are talking about an AMP DB25 connector, I believe that the
> >pins can be either crimp or solder type (you can usually get away
> >with soldering the crimp types also
> >Alan