>Arild Jensen (elnav@uniserve.com) wrote: > > Soldering can cause damage to insulation and if it wicks beyond the barrel > will create a hard > point which will fail if there is any vibration or repeated flexing. > This is why mil spec connectors now requires crimping instead of soldering. > They learned the > hard way that soldered connections eventually have a nearly 100% failure > rate. Agree completely. I can tell you that on a military aircraft, the only place you will find solder is where the joint is completely restrained from movement, such as a wave-soldered printed circuit card. Corrosion in a dry joint may be evil, but fatigue cracks in solder joints are more so. Jim Bohn M/V Margaret Ann 1974 Trojan 44