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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:48 am Post subject: basic questions on terminal strips

On June 22, 2015 11:20:55 AM CDT, Dennis Johnson <pinetownd(at)volcano.net> wrote:[quote]    bs ground block using a brass switch plate. 

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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:51 am Post subject: basic questions on terminal strips

Around where I live the toilet bolts are brass plated, not solid brass. This may be worth noting. I used them anyway. 



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		   On Jun 22, 2015, at 12:20, Dennis Johnson <pinetownd(at)volcano.net> wrote:

 

 

 

 I've had good luck using "toilet bolts" for making terminal strips.  You can get them in either stainless steel or brass.  The elongated head of the bolt is thin and fits in a slot, which is sometimes easier to fabricate than a hex shaped hole.

 

 Here's a link to a photo:

 

 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-5-16-in-x-2-1-4-in-Brass-Toilet-Bolts-with-Nuts-10063X/205172289

 

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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:04 pm Post subject: basic questions on terminal strips

At 11:20 AM 6/22/2015, you wrote:

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 I've had good luck using "toilet bolts" for making terminal strips.  You can get them in either stainless steel or brass.  The elongated head of the bolt is thin and fits in a slot, which is sometimes easier to fabricate than a hex shaped hole.



 Here's a link to a photo:



  http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-5-16-in-x-2-1-4-in-Brass-Toilet-Bolts-with-Nuts-10063X/205172289 	


    But those are 5/16" diam . . . pretty beefy

    for terminal. Unless you're bringing 4 AWG or

    fatter wires together, 8-32 studs are much

    friendlier . . . or even 6-32.  You don't

    WANT a hex hole, just an undersized round hole

    that grabs the hex-corners when the head is pressed

    into the counterbore.



    Grade 8 steel is the material of choice . . . the

    stud has no electrical duties in this application.

    The stud and nuts are used to maximize the crush

    forces on the terminals . . . so GOOD steel

    is the material of choice.



 

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