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I have been flying for two years with crimped terminals, Molex connectors,

"wrist" connectors, and D-subs.  Almost all the terminals are aircraft quality

insulated slip-on or ring. Some are automotive.  The one for wires larger than

8-gauge were "crimped" with a hammer-driven tool.  None have failed.



Most wires reach their terminal out of a bundle which provides mutual support

so that  vibration is not much of a problem.



The only 2 terminal problems I have had were (1) repeatedly losing alternator

output to the B-lead because the wire terminal work hardened and broke off

from vibration --  I finally discovered that the last support for the wire

vibrated differently than the alternator; and (2) The nut securing the battery

terminal to the master relay was coming loose.



Scott Krueger

N92EX