Um....I use the following; 1 - Properly routed and supported *stranded* wiring. i.e. NO unsupported flexing of the wiring loom.
2 - Tinned (with solder of course) wiring is specifically indicated. It will not release from under the screw terminal when the terminal is properly tightened and supported. 3 - Double check the connections before each flight; by making sure the wiring and screw are snug AND that the wiring is still routed and supporteed correctly. YMMV of course but I preclude intermittent continuity issues resulting from the lack of a gas tight ferrule connection. Very best regards; - Bob Finch On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Thomas Müller <[email protected]> wrote: > If you like to attached stranded wire to screw terminals you should crimp > the ends in a ferrule. Tin soldering is not a good idea since the thin is > pretty soft and flowable which might lose the connection. > > > > Thomas > > > > Von: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Clay & Carly > Dunsworth > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 27. März 2013 14:59 > An: Altus Metrum > Betreff: Re: [altusmetrum] wires > > > > I have always steered away from the solid core. Most of the time where > space isnt critical ive used machine tool wire, but doesnt work with the > "smallness" of the Altus Metrum products.(16ga). I bought some smaller 26ga > stranded, becuase another altimeter i have, the MFG suggest 26ga stranded as > the "smallest" wire that would be safe. this was after I discovered blue > color on the copper of the ematch leads. (now i suspect chemical reaction of > the bare copper, oily fingers, and BP residue.) Oddly its almost too big for > the TM i have. > > > > I have never tinned the ends of my wires, but the belkin cable i cut up the > other day suprised me that the wires were stranded copper, and seemed > suitable for this. I always envisioned they were like old telephone cable > with that fiberstuff, that would be unsuitable. Maybe with this small of a > gage i should solder tin the ends for added reliablity? > I have litterally hundreds of feet of the stuff, and would be a "freebe" for > the rest of my av-building life. > > > > Clay > > I guess thats why we test! > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:41 PM, Michael Stephens <[email protected]> > wrote: > > My only worry would be that solid core wire doesn't like vibration very much > but stranded wire doesn't do well in screw terminals. I would think it could > definitely handle the voltage, especially since its such low duty cycle. > > On Mar 26, 2013 8:16 PM, "Clay & Carly Dunsworth" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Anyone use cat5e cable for thier avionics bay? > > Making a small launcher for the kids, i noticed the 4 twisted pair i > have would be a good match for my bay? > > Its good for things like telephones and data signal, but what about > ematch voltage? > thinking the sheething and twisted pair may be good at RF shielding? > Clay > > _______________________________________________ > altusmetrum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum > > > _______________________________________________ > altusmetrum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum > > > > > _______________________________________________ > altusmetrum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum > _______________________________________________ altusmetrum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum
