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jluckey(at)pacbell.net
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 Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:05 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter |
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I need to terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding cable with a #0 wire terminal. So I want to increase the diameter of the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within the #0 wire terminal.
I'm thinking about inserting the copper from some #12 solid wire into the center of the #2 (or #4) to fatten it up and then crimping it... Or maybe using a #6 brass machine screw inserted the same way.
Suggestions?
-Jeff
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:31 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter |
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On 11/21/2013 6:04 PM, Jeff Luckey wrote:
| Quote: | I need to terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding cable with a #0 wire terminal. So I want to increase the diameter of the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within the #0 wire terminal.
I'm thinking about inserting the copper from some #12 solid wire into the center of the #2 (or #4) to fatten it up and then crimping it... Or maybe using a #6 brass machine screw inserted the same way.
Suggestions?
-Jeff
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I'm pretty sure that Bob has a comic book on his site describing just that technique, using copper wire.
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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:59 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter |
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At 06:04 PM 11/21/2013, you wrote:
| Quote: | I need to terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding
cable with a #0 wire terminal. So I want to increase the diameter
of the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within
the #0 wire terminal.
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Why not acquire the proper terminal?
Bob . . .
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jluckey(at)pacbell.net
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:45 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter |
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If that were possible, I wouldn't be asking this question 
Without going into great detail - the terminal in question is built in to an existing fixture in a ground power connector plug.
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At 06:04 PM 11/21/2013, you wrote:
| Quote: | I need to terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding cable with a #0 wire terminal. So I want to increase the diameter of the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within the #0 wire terminal.
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Why not acquire the proper terminal?
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:32 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter |
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I made small pieces of #12 copper wire sharpened them on one end and tapped them into the welding cable inside the terminal. when tight I then soldered it. Then placed heavy shrink tubing over the terminal and wire as a stress reliever.
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On Nov 21, 2013, at 7:04 PM, Jeff Luckey <jluckey(at)pacbell.net (jluckey(at)pacbell.net)> wrote:
[quote]I need to terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding cable with a #0 wire terminal. So I want to increase the diameter of the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within the #0 wire terminal.
I'm thinking about inserting the copper from some #12 solid wire into the center of the #2 (or #4) to fatten it up and then crimping it... Or maybe using a #6 brass machine screw inserted the same way.
Suggestions?
-Jeff
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