I must have been out of my mind posting those links to the Y connectors
I am of three minds on this issue, I think
1) I find Steve and Dale's reservations about the Y connectors deserving of consideration and I would defer to their judgement in specific contexts, but not necessarily in all cases.
2) The experience B3 refers to in the Portland transport system with reliable, durable and safe crimps is also worthy of consideration....especially when you consider the voltages they deal with!!
3) I do not think solder is universally better than crimping. Solder has its downsides the one that I am wary of is its brittleness. I think shrink wrap 'covers a multitude of sins' so to speak whether using crimps or solder.
Now, in my own case, I am not using the Y connectors because I don't want any connections inside my ceiling. The penalty for that is that I will have to use more fuse stations for my circuits--as well as use more wire.
I just want connections accessible in case they fail....with or without solder or crimps.
On a more serious note, thanks for this discussion! it makes things a lot easier for guys like me who are doing much of this stuff for the first time--personally have been saved from some really bad ideas of my own
Jim
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But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
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