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Why 22 gage wire ? why not 14 or 18 gage?
Amra:
Well, i dont know how long it would take YOU to tin all the wires, but it would only take me an extra 3 seconds per wire, and since it will guarantee a good connection, those 3 seconds are worth the total 10 minutes it adds to the entire project. When you spend 6 months on a project, whats an extra 10 minutes to make sure its done right the first time?
The choice is yours, just think about it, thats all Im saying :)
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: GroovyTuesdaY on May 26, 2003, 03:40:37 am ---If i was going to go so far as to solder why not just solder them all on to the tang or directly to the microswitch and forego all the crimping? *shrug*
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I guess so they still can quick (dis)connect the microswitch from the wires if needed? Makes sense not to solder the directly to the switch, IMO. *shrug*
I used:
18 gauge, no tinning;
18 gauge .187 quick connects for the NO; and
16 gauge .187 quick connects for the daisy chained grounds.
Good fit for both daisied and non-daisied quick connects, and colored the ground QCs different from the "info" QCs. Worked for me.