I do both, but I come from a marine environment where salt corrosion is a big issue. Crimp to hold while soldering and environmental shrink tube over. Never had one fail yet, going on 50 years. Have had to re-do many old crimp old connections on high amperage cables in heavy trucking, boats, etc.
All depends on if it will ever get wet (?), and if you have good crimp/staking tools ...
All depends on if it will ever get wet (?), and if you have good crimp/staking tools ...
