<div>The problem is solder wicking. Solder *can* wick up the wire, and where the solder stops is where vibration can cause the conductors to break.</div> <div> </div> <div>Having said that, I never had a problem using the old Deans connectors on all my Proline and Ace radios. However, I always used heat shrink tubing to strain relieve the wires.</div> <div> </div> <div>A properly done crimp is more than sufficient, and I have always heard is more reliable than soldered. I don't, however, have any experience to that effect.</div> <div> </div> <div>Bob R.<BR><BR><B><I>Anne et Xavier <xavier.mouraux@sympatico.ca></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=031462715-18032006>Full size aircraft don't use soldering I believe. I know we don't at Bombardier. It has something
to do with vibration.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=031462715-18032006>Xavier</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=031462715-18032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>John Ferrell<BR><B>Sent:</B> March 18, 2006 10:23 AM<BR><B>To:</B> NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Help: Servo pins pulled out of connector body<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I disagree with soldering a crimp. If done properly the crimped connection ALONE is the most reliable and durable connection.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John Ferrell <BR><A
href="http://dixienc.us/">http://DixieNC.US</A><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=d_bodary@yahoo.com href="mailto:d_bodary@yahoo.com">Dennis Bodary</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 18, 2006 2:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Help: Servo pins pulled out of connector body</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Servo city sells the pins and the connectors for 75 cents to like 2 bucks depending on which ones you want. The crimpers will probably cost you 25 bucks. they are a w crimp. you do
not want to use regular crimpers. After you crimp them you will want to solder also. use the smallest diameter solder you can find. you just need a tiny tiny amount. you won't be able to use heat shrink due to the heat shrink not fitting in the connector.<BR><BR><B><I>paul <paul.horan@sbcglobal.net></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I have not pulled the servos apart to check the gears. The reason I think they are ok is that when the plane went in the engine was dead, the speed was fairly low, the the smaller branches of the tree furthe! r reduced the speed and finally the plane hit a fork that cleanly stripped the wings away. The servos, ailerons, linkage all looked good. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ed_alt@hotmail.com href="mailto:ed_alt@hotmail.com">Ed Alt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 13, 2006 9:38 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Help: Servo pins pulled out of connector body</DIV> <DIV><BR></! DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The soldering trick works fine, as long as you don't get a cold joint. I try to avoid it only
because the area near where the solder stops wicking into the wire tends to be a point of stress concentration for the wire strands, but as long as you extend the heat shrink about 1/4" past the point where the wire gets 'bendy' again, it supports it and prevents the work hardening of the wire from becoming a problem. I might be a bit nervous about those servos though - how do the gears look? I've had incidents where just a tiny sliver of a gear tooth was chipped away and lead to further problems.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ---! -- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=paul.horan@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:paul.horan@sbcglobal.net">paul</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 13, 2006 10:29 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Help: Servo pins pulled out of connector body</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Sounds like I can either get the kit and crimper from Maxx or cut the connector ends off defunct servos / extentions and solder them to the existing servo wires - using heat shrink to keep any flexing away from the solder joints. Any preference ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Ari! size=2 al>Paul</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt
arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ed_alt@hotmail.com href="mailto:ed_alt@hotmail.com">Ed Alt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 13, 2006 9:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Help: Servo pins pulled out of connector body</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Better off to replace the entire connector and pins. Most likely the plastic housing was damaged from the pin pulling out. Also, the! wire had to get strained where it is clasped by the crimp pins. Maxx Products sells connector kits, but you need a crimper tool. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=paul.horan@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:paul.horan@sbcglobal.net">paul</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 13, 2006 10:13 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Help: Servo pins pulled out of connector body</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><DIV!><FONT face=Arial size=2> I strained my Meridian through a tree, wrecked the plane but the equipment appears OK with the exception of both aileron servos.
When the wings came off the servo connector body stayed in the fuse and the servos wires and pins went with the wings. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> My question is : can I simply re-insert the servo pins in another connector body (taken from defuct servos or extentions) ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <HR> <DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <HR> <DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <HR>
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