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• Which solder for battery terminals
  • Why solder the terminals
  • Re: Not a good idea.
    • Re: Not a good idea.
      • I'm with Neil, crimp and solder, adhesive heat shrink
      • Re: Not a good idea.
        • I'm told that crimping is the industry standard by friends in the cellular field.
          • Not surprising...
            • Re: Not surprising... The difference is the heatshrink.
            • Soldered a lot of wires in aircraft too, standing on a tool box, up in the forward hell hole of
        • Agree with Maine Sail
  • I'm with crimping.
  • Either solder or crimp but not both. Both Quality in parts and Skill in the operator for good joint.
  • I have always crimped then soldered. Here are my steps
  • Re: Which solder for battery terminals