> So.. Is there any *real* reason to waste all that time
> soldering/heat shrinking to solder tail edge connectors?
> Heaven forbid you break a pin and have to start over.. At
> least with the crimp style, you can replace a single bad pin
> if need be.
Well, offhand I can see that crimp-on pins seem to be "looser" in their edge connector housing. I've seen crimp pins get "pushed" back sometimes, which would be bad depending on their purpose. Also, because the crimps are only really attached to the wire, maybe heat disipates less, causing them to heat up more. Of course, this is just what I speculate; I have nothing to back this up with except my own experiences. Maybe others have had similiar experiences with crimp on connectors.
Also, I would recommend solder eyelet edge connectors, not solder tail; those suck, are too flimsy and generally meant for PCB applications (and those pins WILL break). I will say that I've seen plenty of bad Atari crimp on edge connectors, but have never seen a solder eyelet edge connector fail. Once again, just re-itterating my experiences. YMMV
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