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Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:56 am Post subject: Multiple wires/ring terminals on the contactor?

I believe on my contactor the stud was long enough that I could put 

washers between the ring terminals so that they didn't interfere with 

each other and then could be lined up in a neat and proper looking stack.



There are specific guidelines on using washers and ring terminals on 

studs and such in the standards manual as I recall.



On 6/5/2016 8:39 AM, donjohnston wrote:

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 I've got three separate wires coming in to a terminal on a contactor.  A 2AWG, a 10AWG and an 18AWG.   Currently each wire has it's own ring terminal.



 This makes for a messy terminal with wires sticking out at all different angles and makes it difficult to put a boot over the terminal.



 I thought about combining the 10 and 18 gauge wire into a single ring terminal which would clean things up a bit.



 Then there's the challenge of getting all that wire to fit in the boot.



 Just wondering how others have dealt with this scenario.





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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:43 pm Post subject: Multiple wires/ring terminals on the contactor?

On 6/5/2016 7:16 PM, donjohnston wrote:

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> As a partial solution, you could turn one of the terminals upside down on the stud so that it doesn't interfere with the one immediately above it.

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> Eric

 That's what I'm doing now. But it doesn't help with that third terminal.

 And running the wires to the other end of the 2AWG won't help as that end is pretty heavily populated as well.

I can't see any downside to putting both in one connector, except the 

ability to isolate each feed for troubleshooting purposes.

I do know that I've spent literally years on my project trying to go 

from good enough to perfect.....

Charlie

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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 5:25 pm Post subject: Multiple wires/ring terminals on the contactor?

Le 05/06/2016 à           14:39, donjohnston a écrit :

         

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I thought about combining the 10 and 18 gauge wire into a single ring terminal which would clean things up a bit. 	
     	
     Hi Don and all,

     

     That could work. Even better, with an *uninsulated* ring terminal     for those two wires, and stacking the terminals back to back you     might be able to keep everything in line

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Then there's the challenge of getting all that wire to fit in the boot.



Just wondering how others have dealt with this scenario. 	
     	
     

     We just... put a larger boot 

     FWIW

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       Best regards,

       Gilles

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