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Not sure what to think on solder... I must be lucky :-) .... just novice & self-taught work
This project around 6 years ago got me into really start soldering.. moved on from it a few years ago though.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/pri...-alarm-system/
Lots of soldering with subsequent heat shrink covering on power sports equipment accessories and never had anything fail. I suppose give it a few more years though. I've also soldered a lot of the Raspberry Pi's (Zeros) and the ESP8266 Sonoff modules for home automation.
Not a lot of automotive soldering though...other than trailer wiring for friends and family.
This project around 6 years ago got me into really start soldering.. moved on from it a few years ago though.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/pri...-alarm-system/
Lots of soldering with subsequent heat shrink covering on power sports equipment accessories and never had anything fail. I suppose give it a few more years though. I've also soldered a lot of the Raspberry Pi's (Zeros) and the ESP8266 Sonoff modules for home automation.
Not a lot of automotive soldering though...other than trailer wiring for friends and family.
I think that automotive applications (especially under the hood) are a bit different, with vibration and temperature swings that require nice solid connections.
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I think the toughest soldering I ever did was melting the soldering off of hot tub relays on the heating circuit. I had two failed ones and it seemed to take forever to desolder them. I think it was silver solder.... I didn't replace relays with silver solder but has held up for the last 4 or 5 years. I may replace the affected 2000 hot tub if it fails again though. It needs a new spa pack, cover, tub cedar siding and some of the jet accessories.
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I think the toughest soldering I ever did was melting the soldering off of hot tub relays on the heating circuit. I had two failed ones and it seemed to take forever to desolder them. I think it was silver solder.... I didn't replace relays with silver solder but has held up for the last 4 or 5 years. I may replace the affected 2000 hot tub if it fails again though. It needs a new spa pack, cover, tub cedar siding and some of the jet accessories.
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this depends on the person doing the repair.
if repaired properly, it will be better than the oem design, stronger, more reliable, and less prone to corrosion.
from a design perspective, that connector is the cutting corners, not a direct solder.
it also introduces more potential to fail, as experienced by the op
i agree that this is a last resort for most.
if you have experience in mil 200 or the IPCs, then no problems.
if repaired properly, it will be better than the oem design, stronger, more reliable, and less prone to corrosion.
from a design perspective, that connector is the cutting corners, not a direct solder.
it also introduces more potential to fail, as experienced by the op
i agree that this is a last resort for most.
if you have experience in mil 200 or the IPCs, then no problems.
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Update:
I ended up following the instructions on how to remove the wires from the connector in the video below. It's the exact one. Then I just soldered the wires to the retainers.
All is good now!
I ended up following the instructions on how to remove the wires from the connector in the video below. It's the exact one. Then I just soldered the wires to the retainers.
All is good now!
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