[BC] Soldering D-sub Pins

[Jerry Mathis]

On 4/11/08, Gregory Muir <gmuir at cherrycreekradio.com> wrote:
>
> This is a good point.
>
> <snip>



I personally like soldering over crimping.  The solder-style contacts in
> many D connectors are usually of solid construction and are turned out on a
> screw machine from bar stock as compared to the hollow rolled sheet metal
> crimp styles.  It sometimes makes a difference when mating connectors and
> you have discovered that one of the crimp styles has mis-mated and bent over
> due to the added weakness of the hollow contact.
>
> Greg Muir



I MUCH prefer crimping over solder. It takes a least 4 hands to do a proper
D-sub solder connection. 1 to hold the connector, one to hold the wire(s),
one to use the soldering iron, and one to use the solder. I have yet to do
solder connections on a D-sub connector without getting at least ONE solder
bridge you have to remove. With crimp, I crimp it and stick in it. Done.
Period.


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> Jerry Mathis