Mike Basden wrote:
Not to try to get off topic or to be argumentative but just wanted to add my 2 cents. In professional racing you'll be hard pressed to find any solder joints at all. The logic is that soldering makes the joint too rigid and wires will tend to break at either end of the solder due to vibration. Crimps are used far more often but are more of a temporary solution. If you need to splice a wire on a 'permanent' signal, run a new wire the length you need and reterminate it on the connectors.
Afew years back, I was in a fiber optics class (working with fiber optic data cables). I ran across these nifty heat shring tubes with a small steel bar in them.
They are meant to keep a fusion welded splice on fiber optic cables rigid, so that the connection doesn't fail. Right away, I saw the advantage of these for wire soldering. I've used them in afew projects where flexing wires may be an issue with soldered joints.
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