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| MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 24, 2008, 01:21:59 pm --- It's a nice idea but if you crimp properly it shouldn't matter. If you pull hard on a proper crimp the wire will snap before the crimp comes loose. --- End quote --- There is more that can go wrong when crimping twisted-together wires than when crimping a single wire. To illustrate this, try twisting 3, 4, or more, say, 18 gauge wires together and then crimping them in a QD, butt connector, splice cap, or whatever. Chances are you'll be able to pull at least one of them out without breaking the wire. Wires that are twisted together can separate off to the side some as the crimp squeezes down, leaving one of them in tight and the other(s), not so tight. I'm not saying it is impossible, or even difficult, to get a proper crimp on two wires twisted together (though it becomes increasingly difficult the more wires you add); but the single wire method is clearly better for a few reasons. Also, why put breaks in your wire when you don't need to? Would you go through the rest of the wiring in your machine, cutting it every 6 inches and twisting/splice capping it back together for no good reason? |
| ChadTower:
You're being too aggressive and stomping the eff out of some poor guy unnecessarily again. People get your point. Not everyone is in awe of it. Some people feel differently than you do. Accept it. Proper crimp skill means either method works just fine. The difference between the two is pretty much irrelevant in this context. |
| MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 24, 2008, 02:03:23 pm --- You're being too aggressive and stomping the eff out of some poor guy unnecessarily again. People get your point. Not everyone is in awe of it. Some people feel differently than you do. Accept it. --- End quote --- If someone wants to argue with me then I'll accommodate them. Scroll up. --- Quote ---Proper crimp skill means either method works just fine. The difference between the two is pretty much irrelevant in this context. --- End quote --- This doesn't have much to do with "skill". And again, why don't you tell me what the point is of making a couple of dozen unnecessary breaks in the wire is? Name any electrical situation where adding superfluous breaks/twists/crimps is considered good practice or ideal. It obviously doesn't improve the connection over a solid run of wire, and can potentially make things worse—so why do it if you don't have to? |
| fjl:
The fold in the wire can be too big to fit into the crimp. If anything is falling out after you crimp it could be caused by a number of things. Bad crimper tool, bad crimp or wrong size crimp or wire or both. You don't use a 24 gauge crimp if you plan to fit two 24 gauge wires into one crimp to daisy chain them. |
| somunny:
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 23, 2008, 06:44:31 pm --- --- End quote --- It probably won't make a difference, but it looks like he crimped the lugs with the wrong crimper. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think you're supposed to use a cleat on an insulated connector. It can damage the insulation. |
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