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Old 10-14-2016 | 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by wfield0455
While I agree that a good solder joint is electrically superior to a crimp, I never solder servo wires as I feel the crimp is MECHANICALLY superior for stranded wires in a situation where they will be subjected to flexing. I've seen several soldered servo wires fail just past an electrically perfect solder joint after being subjected to only minor flexing.
Strain relief, aka hot glue + heatshrink and you won't have any flexing to worry about!
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