Crimping and soldering are the most common methods to connect battery cables to lugs. Choosing between the two can be confusing; some people will even recommend applying both ways on a single joint. The debate between soldering and crimping has...
Deutsch connections are not new and have been known to be reliable in various electrical applications. Deutsch connectors are environmentally sealed, robust, and waterproof, commonly used in the automotive industry and industrial applications.Usually, they’re designed for cable-to-cable, cable-to-board, or cable-to-device...
Crimper lugs are components used to create secure and conductive connections between cables/wires to electrical equipment/appliances, terminals, or other cables. They are also called cable or crimping lugs and are mainly made of copper and aluminum. You can easily find...
Making good crimp connections is essential if you enjoy working on your car or other electrical systems. Wires/cables and batteries are components you’re often likely to encounter in such projects. Therefore, knowing how to crimp battery cable lugs properly is...
For a long time, soldering and blazing has been the standard method for connecting pipes (mainly copper) on HVAC systems. As a result, when press fittings were introduced in the market, most professionals were skeptical about the technology and its...
Soldering has been the go-to method for connecting copper pipes for a long time in the plumbing industry. However, the same industry is experiencing shifts in how projects are carried out. One of the noticeable changes is the introduction and...
Pressing fit connection is one of the common methods of joining copper, steel, and PEX pipes in plumbing projects. It’s an alternative to traditional soldering and popular crimping methods. Press connections are secure, easy to install, and affordable. However, creating...
PEX pipes have become popular in the plumbing industry due to their affordability and ease of work. Another good part is that PEX pipes are versatile and can be installed in different ways, such as crimping, expansion fitting, clamping, and...
PEX tubing is a common type of pipe in today’s plumbing applications. Every so often, making joints/connections is something you’ll encounter when doing plumbing installations. For instance, you’ll join a PEX pipe to a copper pipe, a PVC, or another...
