rabbit
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I solder crimp connectors because crimped connections fail more often. In fact, they suck. If you're careful you can pull the plastic barrel off, solder and push it back on.
If you want, where the wire goes into the crimp connector, where the metal is split, take regular pliers and smoosh just one side of the split around the wire you've tinned, curl the other side of the split around that and solder. This is a good trick if your connectors are a bit too big for the wire.
A tiny bit of silicone sealer (toothpick) between the end of shrink tubing and the wire just before it's shrunk. Waterproof more or less.
I use a Western Union splice for smaller (under 10 ga. or so) wires. It gets bulky on larger wire. If you can get two wraps with stranded wire you're good. Solder it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Union_splice
I can bend a loop or hook in the wire, load it up with solder and use it instead of a crimp on stud connector. This is a good work around if you're out of the proper connector.
Use flux with solder. Chuck the wire nuts and crimper. Solder everything
If you want, where the wire goes into the crimp connector, where the metal is split, take regular pliers and smoosh just one side of the split around the wire you've tinned, curl the other side of the split around that and solder. This is a good trick if your connectors are a bit too big for the wire.
A tiny bit of silicone sealer (toothpick) between the end of shrink tubing and the wire just before it's shrunk. Waterproof more or less.
I use a Western Union splice for smaller (under 10 ga. or so) wires. It gets bulky on larger wire. If you can get two wraps with stranded wire you're good. Solder it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Union_splice
I can bend a loop or hook in the wire, load it up with solder and use it instead of a crimp on stud connector. This is a good work around if you're out of the proper connector.
Use flux with solder. Chuck the wire nuts and crimper. Solder everything