formula31

WARNING, If anyone buys wire terminals from Napa/Belden. Look at them very closely, They are marketing a line of terminals that are not supposed to be crimped, just stick the wire in and heat shrink. Well, Unknown to me, I used one on an alternator output wire earlier this winter and when I fired the engine I fought no charge all day Sunday until I finally isolated it to that terminal. Looked great, read 12.8 volts and zero ohms until I started the engine and it started to pass current and then that loose wire in the "no clamp" clamp broke the circuit. What a pile of trash those things are. I took them all back to Napa at least expecting my money back and the guy just says 'Oh well". If anybody wants pics to see what they look like and the aftermath, let me know.

mopower

Yeah, that's something worth staying away from. Lets see one.

formula31

Before and after I cut it apart.

formula31

And down the end, the only way to really tell what you have.

MIKEHTMSR24

I work at a cable harness company and we do many connections this way for the military. The problem you get in to is the wire insulation is not rated for the high temps it takes to do a good solder connection. You need teflon wire insulation to withstand the heat it takes to reflow the solder to make a good solder joint. We use high temp. heat guns to do the reflowing.

formula31

Ah ha, they should not sell these to the public then. I used a heat gun to shrink it but obviously, that didnt work. I dont see any trace or evidence of solder on these at all.

MIKEHTMSR24

but when ya do the insulation melts

MIKEHTMSR24

FindMe

ROTFLMAO... TOO FUNNY... lol Kinda like a screen door in a Submarine....

formula31

Actually no, that part is the steel ring around the wire in the first pic, theres no solder.