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scootz

posted on 9/7/11 at 08:34 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 9/7/11 at 08:37 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 9/7/11 at 08:42 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 9/7/11 at 08:45 PM Reply With Quote
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what are you connecting them too with screw terminals?









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RazMan

posted on 9/7/11 at 09:54 PM Reply With Quote
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.





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02GF74

posted on 9/7/11 at 10:13 PM Reply With Quote
with those connectors, strip off the insualtion, screw down tight, job done.






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Daddylonglegs

posted on 10/7/11 at 08:00 AM Reply With Quote
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





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mad-butcher

posted on 10/7/11 at 08:45 AM Reply With Quote
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.

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scootz

posted on 10/7/11 at 08:50 AM Reply With Quote
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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


Cheers Tony. That's a good suggestion!





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fazerruss

posted on 10/7/11 at 11:19 AM Reply With Quote
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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.


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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