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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject: Joining many wires to one - rocker switch lights to dimmer

At 03:31 PM 1/26/2009, you wrote:

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<MauleDriver(at)nc.rr.com>



Can anyone offer some advice on how to connect the leads for my 8 or 

9 Honeywell rockers to  a single periheliondesign dimmer?



The switches all have Fast-on terminals which I can easily connect to.

But I'm a bit stumped on the best way to have 8 or 9 separate leads 

connected together and finally connected to a dimmer.



I've been through most/all of Bob's stuff but just can't find the 

right approach.


	


   Here's one of several solutions for bringing multiple

   lighting leads and their ground into an orderly joining:



http://aeroelectric.com/Pictures/Wiring_Technique/minibus.jpg



http://aeroelectric.com/Pictures/Wiring_Technique/Minibus1.jpg



http://aeroelectric.com/Pictures/Wiring_Technique/Minibus2.jpg



   Alternatively, it's perfectly valid to lap multiple strands

   of wires and fixture them for soldering with a single strand

   of fine copper. Make the solder joint and then cover with

   heat shrink.



http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/PM_Solder_Sleeve/PM_Solder_Sleeve.html



   Finally, if the wires are small (22AWG or smaller) you can

   consider sticking multiple strands of wire into each end of

   a butt-splice. Note that a blue spice will easily accommodate

   three 20AWG wires, I suspect you can get 5-6 in each end.

   This allows you to bring 10-12 wires together in a common,

   well connected junction.



http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/multiplewires/multiplewires.html



http://aeroelectric.com/Pictures/Terminals/3x20Blue.jpg



http://aeroelectric.com/Pictures/Terminals/PIDG-Splices.jpg





        Bob . . .



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hammer408(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject: Joining many wires to one - rocker switch lights to dimmer

Bob:



Looking at your mini-bus creation using d-sub, can you give me an idea how

many amps can I put thru those d-sub pins (  I guess is a better question is

what are each of the pins rated for)??...obviously, I looking at using18-22

awg wire..probably no higher than 5 amps, but maybe as high as 7.5 amps if

possible.



thanks



Henry



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