on 2/14/00 1:26 PM, Rich Lesperance at richl@uf*.ed* wrote: > I just got two new batteries for my AUL spectrum 14 light - the old batteries > were dogs with only about 70 min of burn time. > In getting ready to use these new batts, I discovered that soldering is a > little harder than it looks. Is there any downside to using slide-on > connectors to the battery terminals? I have the proper-sized connectors, that > are crimped onto the wire, and slide on to the battery terminal, and hold > firmly, but I have never seen anyone's cannister lights without soldered > connections, so I was curious if there is a good reason not to. Rich, The suggestions made are good ones. Since getting the terminals too hot is a bad thing and you are being prompted to use ever increasing wattage/BTUs you might consider having it done by someone who solders things routinely. Maybe a call to Radio Shack, a TV repair shop, car stereo installer or computer repair facility. Failing that, practice multiple times on non-critical fake-terminals until the connection is bullet-proof. Here is a soldering primer: http://www.teamnovak.com/How_to/How%20To%20Solder/solder.htm#Anchor-ATTACHIN G-35326 Some Rules of Thumb: http://metcal.com/technotes/sldrbasc.html Later, JoeL
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