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I don't know why people don't twist, solder, and tape, , it takes me 5 min to do a complete deck harness. All you need is a quality iron and its easy as spreading half melted butter. It actually takes me longer to crimp , and i can't sleep an night if i crimp wires for a customer.

I even solder the spade terminals at the amp, , i crimp, solder, , then slide the insulation over top.

When people pay $60 a hour for me, they dam whell expect a A+++ install.

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I ALWAYS solder and tape or heat shrink. And in situtations when i can't solder, I use crimp caps and heat shrink.

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T-taps, scotch locks, and liquid electrical tape for me =( jk solder and tape on all connections. =)

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T- taps should be outlawed in the mobile electronic world.

Do it right the first time

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Posted: August 25, 2004 at 9:30 AM / IP Logged

Do you prefer to tape or heat shrink after soldering your connections?

tombrooklyn

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Posted: August 25, 2004 at 9:38 AM / IP Logged

Sounds like soldering is a good idea and crimping is pretty good also. Good info put out here. Thanks.

As a partial aside, but perhaps of some interest to soldering people, I just came across this report of a new development of soldering in outer space.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/16aug_solder.htm?list1096816

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Posted: August 25, 2004 at 9:39 AM / IP Logged

Heat shrink is preferred because of the tendency of tape to unravel in the extreme environment of a car. That means having, on hand, a good supply of various-sized heat shrink tubes, which most individuals do not have. So, normally, you'll see electrical tape used instead. But if you have the tubes, they're faster, cleaner, better looking and will not come off after time.

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

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Posted: August 25, 2004 at 10:27 AM / IP Logged

that pretty much says it all ... i use heat shrink when i have it and tape when i don't. I'm not an installer at all and i've only worked on my own car ...

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...not all, lol...I've had situations before where I slipped the tube onto the wire but didn't push it away from the solder joint far enough...then when the joint was heated the tube shrunk to the wire because of the heat conducted through the wire. So the connection got wrapped with tape anyway and I wasted a tube. There are places where the wires are so bound by harnesses that there is not enough extra wire length to push the tube far enough away from the solder joint while it's being heated. And in places where you're making a "T" connection, shrink tubes will do no good. In those cases you're pretty much stuck with having to tape the joint.

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

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