Splicing speaker wire
Posted by Peter Wolf [IP: 203.17.36.12] on August 02, 1999 at 17:30:19
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In Reply to: Splicing speaker wire posted by Ken Simmons on August 02, 1999 at 07:54:39:
Ken,
I guess it comes down to material and the skill applied at time of doing it. My experience is based on exactly the same samples the you cite: we've had so many problems with crimps in cars, that for some applications (especially where safety is a concern)crimps are not allowed - the same goes for medical equipment. Living on the coast and in a subtropical climate, salt and humidity don't help. We've had a good business run (repairing other people's gear) with crimped power supplies outputs (junction hot as hell), intermittent and frequent car alarm false triggers (sensors and supply leads had to be soldered to prevent temperature affects on the crimp joint), in some military designs that we had contracted, even the composition of the solder was specified and crimping and wire-wrapping expressly banned ... and the list goes on - so based on our experience, I would solder everything that I don't ever want to see (fix) again. Than again, I don't want everybody to follow, because crimped joint repairs are still part of our business :)
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