The Aiwa TPR 950 has loads of wires with no connectors. Net result... a heck of a lot of soldering and de-soldering. I've spied JST connectors... Maximum Voltage: 30v DC Maximum Current: 3 Amp Supported Wire Size: 22 AWG - 28 AWG Should I use them, to make life (and future maintenance) easy? Or not? And if not, why not please?
Kind folks at boomboxery answered that, I think! You cannot beat the quality of hardwiring, so I would avoid any extra connectors at all costs. But I have the same dilemma with my Philips-The-Elephant. All wires are hardwired on one side but then connected into spring-loaded multipin connectors on the other. Most springs got weak over the decades, so female JST for the boards sounded like a good idea to me. I bought a bunch of kits off eBay, but then got stuck while crimping all those wires into male connectors. Bought a few crimpers but it is still a pain to do!! Which crimper do you use? Mine is too bulky, or maybe its just me As for now the Q from one bard got answered by another (Alice Cooper): Welcome to my Nightmare... At least thats how I feel now about this whole idea
I woke up to their replies I've never used JST before, so this is going to be my first time. I have this coming - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Crimping...o-Leads-Terminal-Pliers-RC-Hobby/283003311834 - and then I'm going to need to practice on some wires to make sure I'm happy with it, before starting on the box. The main thing, is that the number and variety of faults on the Aiwa, means that I'm probably going to have to disassemble it a few times before I clear them all, so this isn't a case of disassemble, fix, reassemble and done. I believe that this one is going to get a bit messy. I understand what they're saying about the bulk of the connectors and introducing unreliability, but I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard place on this one.
