Holy crap, are you stalking me JJ?
And yes, I do think you are starting something. You haven't offered any help with this comment. It has nothing to do with the OP's problem. If you have information, share it, don't come busting my balls for trying to help. That just makes you look.....
Alas, I digress.
Yes, I DO think solder is better than those crappy little quick-splices that cut through the insulation of the wire with a split-metal tab. Duh!
Please research the failure rates for crimped vs soldered connections.
I think understand what you are saying. Properly stripped and crimped connections are at least equally effective at reliably conducting electrical current as a soldered connection. In fact they are used more frequently than any other type of electrical connection in aerospace, computers, automotive, and most other electrical applications.
But crimping must be done properly, with proper crimps and proper crimping pliers. Most folks don't have access to the high-quality crimping tools necessary to perform the job adequately. That is why I solder and recommend the same.
Crimping is used in manufacturing because of cost. It is not "BETTER", just faster and cheaper for factories to use. Many Mil-Specs require soldered connections. But they are time consuming, so they are only used in the most critical components. Surely you are aware of this, being in the military and an electrical engineer.
I hope you would agree that these cheap little quick-splices are about the LEAST reliable way of joining wires.
If not, please direct me to the source of your infinite wisdom. Published. Not anecdotal BS.
If your experimants have been published in a professional journal, then please direct me to your findings. Otherwise, I'll stick by the published results that I am aware of in the SAE Handbook and many other professional engineering sources.
Thanks for (almost) confusing the issue yet again and making this out to be an issue between us and not providing any help to the OP.
