At the risk of sounding foolish, I'm going to ask what scrimp cable ends are? Google tells me scrimp means parsimonious--which sometimes fits me.
For power cords I like a solid mechanical joint, whether screw or crimp, followed by a light silver soldering to seal the deal. The mechanical joint ensure you don't have a gap where only the solder is conducting the current.
My question is, do you shield yours? I braid mine and I'm thinking of adding shielding, mostly to protect my signal cables rather than to protect my power cord.
--Jerry
