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Originally Posted by s/v Jedi
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The issue is that the solder can easily melt, so you have to twist the wires before soldering. Also, the terminal block is still superior when using glue lined heat shrink crimped terminals.
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Amen. I did a total re-wire on our
boat 17 years ago. I
used Boat Cable and replaced the previous wire with a gauge heavier. I used tin- plated ring terminals ratchet-crimped with
adhesive heat-shrink. There were approximately two hundred terminal ends when completed.
In retrospect, particularly at the breaker
panels and buss bars, it would have been easier, faster, and with far fewer dropped (lost forevermore in the bilge) screws had I used fork-type spade terminals. Except in the damp
bilge area for the
pump switch, not a
single terminal has failed in that time. For that switch, I have now used a hand-held 8 ton hydraulic crimper. It can be a little awkward to use in tight spaces, but its possible to get crimped ends that are almost like swaged.