As per the title really, which is the better method for joining two wires at the same terminal - a piggy back spade, or two wires crimped into a regular spade? Soldering isn't an option for me, since I'm rubbish at it and I've just spent £50 quid on a crimp tool :-)


Many thanks,

Jek

can you solder the 2 wires together then crimp in one crimp?

Apart from the fact that he said he was rubbish at soldering, it's a bad idea to crimp over solder as it creeps over time.
I would piggyback as it gives you the option of disconnecting one but not the other should you wish to.

Please do not solder then crimp. Not a good idea.

If the crimp is big enough for all the copper bits and the insulation will fit cleanly into the
strain relief, crimp both wires into a single crimp.

If not, put the most important, higher load into the piggyback crimp and the lesser load onto that crimp that plugs onto the piggyback.

HTH

Len.

Thanks for the replies all,

I've tried crimping two wires into one terminal and the joint feels pretty strong. I've added a bit of adhesive heat shrink to make sure.

I think I'll use the odd piggyback spade to allow me to keep the bike, lighting and digidash looms as separate as possible.

Jek

I either crimp, solder and heatshrink both into the same one or do one and solder a pigtail to the wire for the 2nd (lower power) item.