well, the aircraft that I worked on wouldn't fall out of the sky if they lost electrical power, but it is still inconvenient to lose radios, navigation lights, etc.

And just in case anyone cares, putting a connector pin on a wire on an aircraft isn't done with solder. You have to crimp them on, because soldering is not a very reliable process. The key issue with soldering is that the solder wicks up the wire and creates a stress riser where the solder ends. This promotes a break unless it is properly strain relieved. This is the purpose of sliding heatshrink over the pin and having it extend a distance up the wire.

Again, a connector failure isn't the end of the world, but I really don't enjoy ending up in the dark when riding the bike home from work in the middle of January. ... or possibly losing a taillight and not knowing that it quit working. If I was building bikes for other people, like Gugie is, I'd hate to hurt my professional reputation by having a customer upset over this sort of failure.

Since Anton is selling the connectors, I'm still curious about whether he's seen customers have issues with installing them. That's all my question was about. I've seen plenty of people screw up some basic soldering.. glad to know that the members of this forum aren't similarly afflicted.


Steve in Peoria