Crimp vs. Solder: An OEM Engineer’s Guide to Choosing the Right Termination for Vibration Reliability
There’s a moment of quiet realization that comes after the seventh field failure in a fleet of new refrigerated trailers. The diagnostic logs show CAN bus errors only when the compressor kicks in. The waveforms show signal degradation that disappears when the cab is stationary. You’ve checked the protocols, verified the pinouts, even replaced the J1939 connectors. […]