How do you guys tie together the strands at the ends of your heavy-wires to ensure a good connection to screw-terminals? Solder?
It's best not to solder as the solder creeps and eventually gives a bad connection. Just use pliers to make the strands lie neatly together and do up the screws tight.
what are you connecting them too with screw terminals? i always use crimped conections on the larger wires. but thats just me.
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Originally posted by daniel mason
what are you connecting them too with screw terminals?
I like to tin the ends with solder to stop any stray strands causing problems - not enough to prevent the screw terminals from grabbing hold though.
with those connectors, strip off the insualtion, screw down tight, job done.
I've used those type. I messed up the first attempts, but soon found that if you strip them carefully without twisting them they went in a treat.
I also made sure there was a couple of mm showing through at the tail end too
split a length of copper brake pipe about 25mm length wise open it up and put on top of the wire that way the screws have something to press down
on.
tony
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Originally posted by mad-butcher
split a length of copper brake pipe about 25mm length wise open it up and put on top of the wire that way the screws have something to press down on.
tony
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Originally posted by Macbeast
It's best not to solder as the solder creeps and eventually gives a bad connection. Just use pliers to make the strands lie neatly together and do up the screws tight.