scootz
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 08:34 PM |
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Battery / Starter Lead Ends
How do you guys tie together the strands at the ends of your heavy-wires to ensure a good connection to screw-terminals? Solder?
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Macbeast
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 08:37 PM |
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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.
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daniel mason
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 08:42 PM |
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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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scootz
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 08:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
what are you connecting them too with screw terminals?
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RazMan
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 09:54 PM |
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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.
Cheers,
Raz
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02GF74
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| posted on 9/7/11 at 10:13 PM |
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with those connectors, strip off the insualtion, screw down tight, job done.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 10/7/11 at 08:00 AM |
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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
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 10/7/11 at 08:45 AM |
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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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scootz
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| posted on 10/7/11 at 08:50 AM |
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quote:
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
Cheers Tony. That's a good suggestion!
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fazerruss
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| posted on 10/7/11 at 11:19 AM |
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quote:
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.
How can solder cause a bad connection?
The solder fuses to the copper strands sealing the end of the exposed cable so preventing oxidisation of the strands and so keeping the resistance of
the condutor as low as possible. Also the solder mechanically strengthens the cable when the screws are nipped down so preventing the strands being
sheared by the end of the screw.
In my experiance crimp only connections always fail before solder ones do.
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