I like to tin the tips to make insertion a little easier, and it also
prevents the ends from spreading out. However, if you tin too far up the
wire, then you lose the flexibility of a stranded copper wire.
bp
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On 8/30/2015 8:37 PM, Adam Moffett wrote:
....see I used to tin all the wires before putting them into screw
clamp terminal blocks, but I read something a month or two ago about
heating and cooling cycles causing the tinned wire to come loose. The
article proposed a compromise solution of tinning just the very tip.
I think tinned stranded wire is more subject to vibration work
hardening, but much easier to work with and no chance of the wild
strand causing problems. Aircraft have all wires terminated in crimp
type connectors as far as I know. I used to build stuff that went
into the avionic bay. I ought to know, but I cannot remember how we
put the pins on the wires on those huge cannon connectors with dozens
of pins.
*From:* Ken Hohhof <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Sunday, August 30, 2015 10:43 AM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ok Ken ...just for you
I thought I read in the instructions for some device – probably
either Phoenix or Traco – not to tin the ends of stranded wire, you
must use ferrules or it will be the end of life as we know it.
*From:* Chuck McCown <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Sunday, August 30, 2015 10:57 AM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ok Ken ...just for you
Or, just solder the stripped wire and not use ferrules.
*From:* Mark Radabaugh <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:44 AM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ok Ken ...just for you
The crimpers are not really needed - the terminal block does a fine
job of squashing them. Of a pair of channel locks if you must.
The ferrules are really just to keep wire strands from sticking out
and causing a short and to make reuse easier.
Mark
On Aug 30, 2015, at 12:07 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Oh great, now I have to think about getting some. The crimpers
alone cost a fortune!
*From:* Jaime Solorza <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Saturday, August 29, 2015 10:22 PM
*To:* Animal Farm <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* [AFMUG] Ok Ken ...just for you
We added some ferrules at sites...
