Interesting debate, terminals v solder. It has been a while since I have had to do a wire repair but I always thought solder and heatshrink was the way to go. Maybe not.
I used to use connectors, anything from the plastic crimp style to those bare metal ones mentioned above. The bare ones (often with clear rubberised insulation you'd slide over after crimping) worked better, except I couldn't reliably get the tangs to fold over perfectly to grip the wire. I'd look at factory terminals/connectors and wonder what they used to get them so perfect. Mind you I had just pliers back then.
The coloured plastic crimp connectors drove me crazy. Even after I bought a you-beaut crimping tool from Jaycar. Could never trust them, often in a bunch of wires repaired I'd find a wire hanging, having easily pulled out of the connector. No matter how careful I was, there'd always be one. That's what turned me to solder and heat shrink.
Anyway, thanks for the info on solder wicking, has made me reconsider any future wire repair.
I used to use connectors, anything from the plastic crimp style to those bare metal ones mentioned above. The bare ones (often with clear rubberised insulation you'd slide over after crimping) worked better, except I couldn't reliably get the tangs to fold over perfectly to grip the wire. I'd look at factory terminals/connectors and wonder what they used to get them so perfect. Mind you I had just pliers back then.
The coloured plastic crimp connectors drove me crazy. Even after I bought a you-beaut crimping tool from Jaycar. Could never trust them, often in a bunch of wires repaired I'd find a wire hanging, having easily pulled out of the connector. No matter how careful I was, there'd always be one. That's what turned me to solder and heat shrink.
Anyway, thanks for the info on solder wicking, has made me reconsider any future wire repair.