Crimping vs Soldering Cable Connectors: Which Is Best?, Blog Posts
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Crimping and soldering are two different ways of creating a cable connection. Soldering creates a connection by using a heated metal to connect two wires. Crimping creates a connection by using a special tool, known as a crimping tool. Typically the easier and more efficent way of creating a cable connection is crimping.
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Crimping vs Soldering Cable Connectors: Which Is Best?, Blog Posts