wire repairs

[John Larson]

It's not the solder connection that fails, it's the adjoining wire, made
brittle by the heat and subjected to flexing at the end of the solder
hardened area, especially if the solder joint is done "properly".  I've got
an interesting article from a trade magazine that deals with this subject,
and the author was very surprised by the results of the comparison tests.  I
noticed others replied in the same manner as I.  Listen, they're right.
VAG, and others, are NOT going to forbid their dealer techs to use solder
connections just on a whim, there's sound research showing the benefits of
proper crimping.  John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Swanson" <marcswanson at mediaone.net>
To: "John Larson" <j.d.larson at verizon.net>; <kentmclean at mindspring.com>;
<quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: wire repairs


> > Actually, according to VAG and Porsche, among others, the "correct" way
is
> > to use noninsulated crimp butt connectors and shrink tubing.  Solder
joints
> > are MUCH more prone to fatigue related failures and therefore should be
> > avoided.  John
>
> I just don't see why a solder connection is more prone to failure.  It is
> like a weld, if done right it WILL NOT break.  It is easy to mess up a
solder
> connection by not soaking the solder into the wire.  Just like welds, if
done
> incorrectly it will fail.
>
>
> -Marc-
> 87 4ktq
> 88 90q
>