Originally Posted by
southpawboston
Hey Steve,
The intended use for these connectors is model railroad applications and for RF-controlled cars and planes. They're definitely not military grade connectors, and they're made in China, but for outdoor biking applications they are a dream. They do not corrode and they never loosen on their own. They have no built in strain relief mechanism but I haven't had a single report from the field of a failure. Sinewave Cycles also uses them for their dynamo-driven USB charger (they're the folks who made me aware of them), and they've reported not having any problems with them.
any thoughts on how well the average cyclist does when soldering connectors like these?
Soldering is a lot easier to master than brazing a lug, but there is still a bit of skill and experience required. Do most people just buy a wire harness with all connectors installed, or do people seem to get good results when soldering the connectors and installing the heatshrink strain relief themselves?
As a person who went through the learning curve when working on aircraft, I've probably made all of the mistakes that can be made. That's the only reason that I'm thinking of what can go wrong with people doing their own work on dynamo wiring.
Steve in Peoria