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donjohnston
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 Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:39 am Post subject: Multiple wires/ring terminals on the contactor? |
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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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rlborger(at)mac.com
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 5:36 am Post subject: Multiple wires/ring terminals on the contactor? |
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Don,
Can you move the #10 & #18 wire to the connector at the other end of the #2? Electrically the same but that way the #2 is alone and can be booted.
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On Jun 5, 2016, at 7:39 AM, donjohnston <don(at)velocity-xl.com> wrote:
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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edpav8r(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 3:47 pm Post subject: Multiple wires/ring terminals on the contactor? |
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| Quote: | On Jun 5, 2016, at 5:39 AM, donjohnston <don(at)velocity-xl.com> wrote:
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.
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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.
Eric
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donjohnston
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Multiple wires/ring terminals on the contactor? |
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[quote="edpav8r(at)yahoo.com"] | Quote: |
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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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.
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edpav8r(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 6:38 pm Post subject: Multiple wires/ring terminals on the contactor? |
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I had another idea. Fabricate a copper, brass or aluminum tab similar to the attached image, allowing two side-by-side wires to head off in the same direction. One hole goes over the stud you're attaching to, along with the heavy wire's lug. The two lighter wires' lugs go back-to-back, bolted to the other hole. Size the tab for your hardware and available space. Use star washers keep things from moving around.
Eric
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