Solderless terminals

IN the last few years solderless terminals have found an increasingly wide application. The fields of application include aircraft, shipboard, communication, and general industrial work. One of the most important reasons for their increasing use is the substantially decreased labor required in their application, as compared to soldered terminals. The use of solderless terminals also gives assurance of a greater degree of uniformity with respect to both mechanical and electrical properties for the terminal conditions of the electric circuit. Furthermore, these terminals are more readily adaptable for such improvements as insulation supports for the wire insulation to which the solderless terminal is crimped and the use of a preinsulated terminal. In general, the use of solderless terminals in both manufacture and application permits machine production and uniformity as compared to handwork necessary for soldered terminals.