[DeTomaso] Battery Cable Ends, OK to solder?

[Paul A Rimov]

If I recall soldering automotive wires makes them brittle and less tolerant to the vibrations inherent in automobiles and prone to more electrical failures. Probably not something the automobile industry wants. I would venture to guess the cost of soldering each and every connection would be labor intensive and cut into their bottom lines. Paul 

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> On Oct 20, 2019, at 12:11 AM, Thomas Törnblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
> 
> I think they are designed to be crimped. 
> 
> A problem with soldering is that the solder will wick into the cable and make it stiff.
> 
> /Thomas
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>> 20 okt. 2019 kl. 00:11 skrev Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>:
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>>    OK, thanks
>> 
>>  On Saturday, October 19, 2019, 2:48:30 PM PDT, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso
>>  <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>>    They're made to be soldered. The only thing to be careful of is the
>>    huge amount of heat necessary, that might burn the cable insulation.
>>    You'll need a propane torch and lots of flux. Add shrink tubing slid
>>    well out of the way before soldering.
>>    -----Original Message-----
>>    From: Ken Green via DeTomaso <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
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>>    Sent: Sat, Oct 19, 2019 2:22 pm
>>    Subject: [DeTomaso] Battery Cable Ends, OK to solder?
>>      I have some fairly heavy and nice looking battery cable ends.  I
>>    think
>>      they can be crimped, but I'd like to just solder them.  Any reason
>>  to
>>      not solder onto the cables?
>>      Thanks, Inline image
>>      Ken
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