Interesting concept

[RickK]

Heat the connector with a heat gun and the low melting point solder flows and solders the wires together and the heatshrink holds everything together

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[love2fish]

that's a pretty neat idea, I have always thought or heard from somewhere that using soldering on a boat/saltwater environment was a "no-no"....?

[CLM65]

that's a pretty neat idea, I have always thought or heard from somewhere that using soldering on a boat/saltwater environment was a "no-no"....?

You can spend days reading about the debate of soldering versus crimping on the internet.  I believe the ABYC standards say that soldering is not to be used as the sole method for attaching connectors to wire.  The concern I believe is that the solder gets wicked into the small gaps between the individual strands of wire, essentially making it a solid inflexible mass that is prone to fatigue and eventual breakage when subjected to repetitive movement or vibration like you might experience on a boat.  Using a crimped connector helps as it typically extends beyond the soldered area and provides some strain relief.

Personally, I'm sticking with a good quality crimped connector with heat shrink tubing.

[wingtime]

Nope no soldered joints in boats or airplanes. As mentioned the fatigue from vibrations will cause it to break.

[love2fish]

that's what I thought, I always have used and thought the mechanical connection of crimping wires and then sealing the connection with heat shrink or liquid electrical tape was the way to go.  add an inch or 1.5" of clear heat shrink with a label on the wire and you're good to go