Crimping vs. Soldering - Page 8

Rotary Evolution · 04-24-2013, 04:40 PM

i had one a few days ago, bad crimp junction.

i replaced the 25 year old connector and crimps(with shortened solid wires to the new connector), but that's just me. and don't be one of those donks who hard wires the CAS to the ECU...(seen it done plenty on FCs, along with ignition wiring)

if you think it bothers me that you found a bad solder joint, good luck with that. i've seen every sort of wire repair fail(improperly done). yet i haven't had any cars come back.

RICE RACING · 04-24-2013, 05:18 PM

Fuck! tuned a car last night and its ECU case was in what look like a gold colored Aluminum window frame extrusion and the end were held on with roofing screws!!!!

WTF!

RICE RACING · 04-24-2013, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rotary Evolution

i've seen every sort of wire repair fail(improperly done). yet i haven't had any cars come back.

Now imagine if you were Howard Coleman or Brian D Cain, you would have no cars come back or leave for that matter!

Hard to have any wiring failures when the motors fail just after the starter motor engages the flywheel ring gear LOL.

Rotary Evolution · 04-24-2013, 06:01 PM

well i did just have one leave today that was here for a year and a half.. i felt like taking a sledge hammer to that car many times, especially when i found the ground strap from the battery loose, burned and bolted to a painted chassis surface.

don't ask, that car was a wiring nightmare and i should have told him to pick it up long ago. shitty part is it ran fine until under full load, then shit would start crapping out erratically. sometimes you feel like it's your own damn fault for not checking the idiocy factor of others.

RETed · 04-10-2013, 08:34 PM

Since people think this is a joke, and I'm not in a good mood right now, the thread is getting chopped.

I don't see anything new and useful being offered from certain individuals.
Going into ad nauseum about FC harness is a waste of time...
The car is hitting almost 30 years; most mass-produced automobiles useful service life does not exceed 10 years.
If you cannot apply the logic, you need to go back and finish high school.

Oh, and if you can't get it into your little brain of yours, I'm a mod in this section.
Keep it up and further disciplinary action is around the corner - that's a PROMISE.

-Ted

Mutaku · 04-23-2013, 04:39 PM

Just to throw in my two cents. I also work aircraft maintenance and the only wires that we have to solder connectors for is liquid quantity indicating. That's only because of the way it measures (Capacitance). That said Unless you're dealing with some sort of precise measurement a crimp connection is fine.

04-24-2013, 04:40 PM	#1
Rotary Evolution rotaryevolution.net Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 248 Rep Power: 15	i had one a few days ago, bad crimp junction. i replaced the 25 year old connector and crimps(with shortened solid wires to the new connector), but that's just me. and don't be one of those donks who hard wires the CAS to the ECU...(seen it done plenty on FCs, along with ignition wiring) if you think it bothers me that you found a bad solder joint, good luck with that. i've seen every sort of wire repair fail(improperly done). yet i haven't had any cars come back. __________________ http://rotaryevolution.net Last edited by Rotary Evolution; 04-24-2013 at 04:48 PM.

04-24-2013, 05:18 PM	#2
RICE RACING Don Mega Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Utopia Posts: 1,688 Rep Power: 18	Fuck! tuned a car last night and its ECU case was in what look like a gold colored Aluminum window frame extrusion and the end were held on with roofing screws!!!! WTF! __________________ www.riceracing.com.au Worlds best Apex Seals Coil on Plug Water Injection ECU Calibration

04-24-2013, 06:01 PM	#4
Rotary Evolution rotaryevolution.net Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 248 Rep Power: 15	well i did just have one leave today that was here for a year and a half.. i felt like taking a sledge hammer to that car many times, especially when i found the ground strap from the battery loose, burned and bolted to a painted chassis surface. don't ask, that car was a wiring nightmare and i should have told him to pick it up long ago. shitty part is it ran fine until under full load, then shit would start crapping out erratically. sometimes you feel like it's your own damn fault for not checking the idiocy factor of others. __________________ http://rotaryevolution.net

04-23-2013, 04:39 PM	#6
Mutaku Gen. Yoloswaggin Baggins Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	Just to throw in my two cents. I also work aircraft maintenance and the only wires that we have to solder connectors for is liquid quantity indicating. That's only because of the way it measures (Capacitance). That said Unless you're dealing with some sort of precise measurement a crimp connection is fine.