DarrenW
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| posted on 1/9/05 at 02:29 PM |
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Thinning cable???
If i buy some thick black earth cable but find it wont fit into a crimp connector - by how much am i reducing the current carrying capacity by if i
remove 15mm insulation from the end and snip off 25% of the strands to squeeze it in??
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Avoneer
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| posted on 1/9/05 at 03:32 PM |
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Can you peel back 40mm of sleeving, separate into two halves and use 2 crimps instead?????
Pat...
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Danozeman
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| posted on 1/9/05 at 09:23 PM |
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As above. Split it and use 2.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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ReMan
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| posted on 1/9/05 at 09:27 PM |
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Could you buy thinner cable or bigger crimps.
Or solder it into solder terminals?
How big are we talking here?
www.plusnine.co.uk
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 1/9/05 at 11:21 PM |
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Chopping out some of the strands is really not good practice at all. Besides any impact on current handling (which won't be a lot), the main
problem is that you create a stress point right behind the crimp which is where the wire will bend from. This will cause more strands to break until
the crimp and wire part company.
Get the right sized crimps!
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darrens
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 08:18 AM |
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all depends on what fault current is likely to be on the earth in the event of a fault.
Darren
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 05:44 PM |
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in cars it wouldnt be a fault current, cos the earth is the perminant return to the battery!  Know what you mean from houses though 
Id size the earth to be the same size as the main starter feed. If its bigger you could trim it, but its a bit of a crap approach to car wiring
Much better to get the right wire or right connectors
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johnjulie
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 07:02 PM |
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The simple answer is, get the correct sized crimp for the correct sized cable.
Cheers J&J
JFDI
"Just F*****G Do It"
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Peteff
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 07:48 PM |
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I got some solder cup fittings for a friend who had the same problem. Tin them well inside with flux and do the end of the cable as well, then
blowlamp them and fill them with solder. Just shove the cable in while it's still molten and hold it till it sets.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 4/9/05 at 10:09 AM |
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get bigger crimps! Vehicle Wiring Products do them up to huge sizes.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 5/9/05 at 08:26 AM |
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I must say that i havent actually done this. I always get correct rated cables and correct terminations. Reason for posting is that i have seen it
done so many times before - knew it wasnt strictly correct but didnt have a good enough knowledge to back my argument up. Im sure there is a few
builders out there who have done it, not said anything and will benefit from knowing if they can get away with it or not.
Last time i bought cables they were off a fork lift truck and i got the fitter to put the special ends on. Youd be surprised by how much better the
engine turned over due to less losses in the earth strap.
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