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RECOMMEND CRIMPED CONNECTIONS, NOT SOLDERED.  THE REASONS STATED BY THE FAA
ARE THAT CRIMPED CONNECTIONS ARE LESS PRONE TO VIBRATION AND FLEXING
FAILURES AND CRIMPS MAY BE DONE PROPERLY BY UNSKILLED MECHANICS.  CRIMPING
POWERPOLE CONTACTS IS MUCH FASTER AND EASIER, BUT IT MUST BE DONE WITH THE
CORRECT TOOL.  BEFORE BUYING A CRIMP TOOL, MAKE SURE IT WILL PROPERLY
HANDLE ALL OF THE CONTACT SIZES YOU WANT TO USE.  THE LESS EXPENSIVE CRIMP
TOOLS MAY SQUASH THE TERMINAL SO THAT IT WONT FIT PROPERLY INTO THE
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CONNECTOR BODY.  IF YOU HAVE TO FORCE THE CONTACT INTO THE BODY IT MAY NOT
MATE WITH ANOTHER POWERPOLE WITH THE FULL RETENTION FORCE.  A POORLY DONE
CRIMP WILL BE WEAKER, HAVE HIGHER RESISTANCE AND BE SUBJECT TO FAILURE
BECAUSE OF INTERNAL CORROSION.  IF YOUR CRIMP TOOL CAME WITH INSTRUCTIONS,
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KLD NA4P KG4WRJ W1AGP W1JAD K1ZN N2KXS KB3AMT N3JPV AA3ZH AI4EA KE4KMG KA4
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