uAvionix skyBeacon: A false sense of security?

[bkspero]

So for the shrink-wrap idea to work, I would have to put something in the hole above the screw before shrink-wrapping.

I am working from what too often has been a faulty memory, but I believe the single setscrew connectors also have slightly recessed setscrews when tightened on the wires.

 

[pfarber]

I prefer solder joints over either set screws or crimps. That nuke ET/ETMS training makes me twitch at crimps. I'm not the A&P.

Solder joints work harden and fail. As a nuke ET you should know this.

On the old SSBNs we had entire computers that were wire wrapped and not soldered.

FTB3/SS just for reference.

 

[Kiddo's Driver]

Solder joints work harden and fail. As a nuke ET you should know this.

On the old SSBNs we had entire computers that were wire wrapped and not soldered.

FTB3/SS just for reference.

Copper at the end of the crimp joints work harden & fail too. You can support the solder joint with marine shrink wrap, but that just moves the movement point to the edge of the shrink wrap. Support your wires and carry on with your life. There is no perfect solution.

 

[GeorgeC]

Ed, I was really hoping the reflection in your profile photo was something other than your fingers on your camera.

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