[DeTomaso] [EXTERNAL] Re: Battery Cable Ends, OK to solder?

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On 10/24/19, 7:38 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of steve at snclocks.com" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of steve at snclocks.com> wrote:

    The thing I love most about individual decisions is we each get to live with
    what we choose.  I sure am glad batteries are put together properly and all
    that lead doesn't just vibrate away!
    
    But, honestly - The hardness of pure lead is 1.5 on the Mohs scale (between
    talc and gypsum: it can be scratched by the fingernail), and its tensile
    strength is only 2000 psi. ... Lead anneals itself (recrystallizes) at room
    temperature, so cold work does not harden it.
    
    Hmmm - tensile of 2,000 psi - wow.  Make no mistake - I crimp connections
    before I solder them - heck fire - how am I supposed to keep that little
    metal thingie on the wire if I don't crimp it in some way.  And, if the
    solder does in fact tin the surface of the wire - wow - tough to break that
    grip.  I've never seen soldered connections loosen with time - but I've also
    never seen a unicorn.  Doesn't mean there aren't unicorns out there...
    
    The main thing is to get your cars out and drive the piss out of them.
    
    Oh - could someone teach factories how to properly solder and/or crimp???  I
    won't even begin to go there on the really crap aftermarket work I see on
    electrical systems - cold solder joints anyone?
    
    Stephen
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of David
    Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 7:27 AM
    To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
    Cc: Detomaso Email List <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
    Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Battery Cable Ends, OK to solder?
    
    The strongest connection is a PROPER crimp.  Stop and think about it for a
    second.
    If only soldering a large cable in a closed lug, what is holding the cable
    in?
    Just the solder which is attached to the inside surface of the lug.
    Solder is SOFT! Over time, vibration etc., will loosen the connection.
    Nothing wrong with soldering a crimped connection but really unnecessary.
    Done properly crimping is the way to go.
    David Finley 3659
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    >   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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