Re: [amsat-bb] Flexible Coax

[Mike Murphree <mike@xxxxxxxxx>]

on 10/19/02 2:46 PM, Ray McKnight - WB3ABN at shortsheep@worldnet.att.net
wrote:


> ALL of the military electronics courses teach this principal of crimp vs
> solder.  A PROPER crimp forms a true mechanical "weld" between the
> surfaces because of the high pressure involved.  It is both mechanically
> and electrically superior to any solder connection alone.  You might
> think that soldering a crimped connection improves the reliability.  NO!
> It actually increases the possibility of failure.  Don't ask me why,
> there is a good reason but I was snoozing during that part of the
> lecture ;-)
> 

Because the solder wicks into the wire and makes it much more likely to
break in a vibration environment...

73
Mike W4LNA

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