- Reaction score
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This was a big failure for me with Lead tin solder ...Anything that improves a connection is better practice. But more so, anything that improves the "longevity" of the connection is good practice. I got into the habit of "tinning" using solder - fine stranded conductors. Yes this is time consuming, most likely OTT and probably unnecessary for most applications but it ensured a very good reliable connection.
as it creeps slowly -crushing under "Just Screw" contacts.-
Plug tops ..with less copper strands in fingers! ==FAIL
..May be a different story with lead free...
(but I've wasted enough time in the past --to want repeat mistake again )
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(may get away with sprung contacts -and alarm/entry "washing line"--
as a BT engineer described it)