Big MMC crimp connections

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Original poster: "Jim Mora" <jmora@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Steve, et al,

The real reason for the resistor and cap size crimps is for fast production.
I'll grind the cutter off the end of my crimp tool so I can get up crimp
flush. Imagine cutting all the cap leads to length. I will try crimping the
resistors together than crimping the resistors in the cap crimps. I would
assemble a string at a time (22) than go back and hit them all with a solder
connection. Then repeat 18 times, I should get pretty good at it after the
first string! Almost 400 caps is a bit... two solder joints per cap and held
in place is appealing! Again I'll slip a sized piece of tubing over the
resistor joint. A purest would use a shrink tube and shrink them all at
once!

Jim Mora

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Original poster: "Jim Mora" <jmora@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Steve,

Why risk Under-kill??

Jim Mora

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Original poster: "S&JY" <youngsters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

True, but he stated he was going to both crimp-connect and solder each
connection.  To me, that is useless overkill.

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  > Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  > At 06:25 AM 11/29/2006, Tesla list wrote:
  > >Original poster: "S&JY" <youngsters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  > >By the way, I don't think you need to go to the bother of using crimp
  > >connectors plus soldering for your MMC.  Twisting cap leads together &
  > >soldering is all that is needed.
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  > >--S. Young
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  > Having inadvertently started on several of these "hook hundreds of X
  > together" projects.. crimping might be faster than twisting and
  > soldering, depending on the other mechanical details.
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