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"The Floating Bear" wrote in message
. uk...
In article ,
(Jack Erbes) wrote:

tinning stranded bare
copper wires before crimping a terminal on is a bad thing to do


I have been told that it acts as a stress raiser at the point where the
tinning ends, and with vibration this can cause a fatigue fracture of the
wire at that point.


Correct. That is also a reason why regulations prohibit this.

Meindert