Argument need settling regarding CU Swop

[Rockingit]

It's because it IS too much hassle!! By the time I've gotten the iron out the van, messed about, burnt my fingers as you can't access it properly.... will have done a dozen crimp and shrinks at least!

 

[Engineer54]

It's because it IS too much hassle!! By the time I've gotten the iron out the van, messed about, burnt my fingers as you can't access it properly.... will have done a dozen crimp and shrinks at least!

Exactly!! lol!!!

 

[Rampage]

When slower soldering a joint are the cables wrapped around each other or just layed parallel to each other?
Just wondering.

 

[Richard Burns]

I was always taught that the solder is only to provide the electrical continuity and the cables should be mechanically connected securely beforehand.

 

[Engineer54]

I was always taught that the solder is only to provide the electrical continuity and the cables should be mechanically connected securely beforehand.

The mechanical security is provided by interlacing of the two stranded cables, or the tight in-line twisting of solid cores, prior to the actual soldering. In good soldered joint, the solder itself will add a degree of mechanical security to the joint too...

 

[Knobhead]

I was always taught that the solder is only to provide the electrical continuity and the cables should be mechanically connected securely beforehand.

An awful lot of MV cable joints are going to blow up then.
Until the introduction of resin filled joints and mechanical clamps the cores would be put in to weak-back ferules and sweated solid. The ferule was there mainly to add form to the joint. Terminations would use cast brass lugs, no chance of crimping them.
In both cases the solder gave the mechanical strength and electrical continuity.

 

[nickblake]

Still like and adaptable box and din rail wagos when a board requires relocating even if just lowering which i some times use single compartment dado trunking off cuts which do look neat and wago's in boards if one or 2 , i will now only crimp stranded cables as i have had a few come appart even with the proper ratchet crimps and the fact that if you read the manufacturers instructions they state only for use with stranded cables , i have spliced and soldered joints in the past but its wago for me

 

[telectrix]

soldering solid cable, like this metric crap T/E we're forced to work with, strip 1/2" off each end, lay the 2 ends alonside each other. wrap with a bit of 15A fuse wire, solder. job done. then take it all apart as you've forgotten to slip the heatshrink on first.

 

[nickblake]

or wrap round with the 1mm cpc or what ever size the cpc of the cable is ill see if i can do one and post pics for a demo

 

[Geordie Spark]

soldering solid cable, like this metric crap T/E we're forced to work with, strip 1/2" off each end, lay the 2 ends alonside each other. wrap with a bit of 15A fuse wire, solder. job done. then take it all apart as you've forgotten to slip the heatshrink on first.

That's the way I do it :smug2: ............. including forgetting the heat shrink !! :32:

 

[Silly Sausage]

Honest answers now...when was the last time any of you 'Senior' chaps made a solder joint?

 

[ruston]

Loads on an old motorbike the other week and thats about it for a long time.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Honest answers now...when was the last time any of you 'Senior' chaps made a solder joint?

about 2 weeks ago on my 22year old Toyota MR2 which is now for sale.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Behave, in the workplace!

 

[Geordie Spark]

Behave, in the workplace!

Since I'm retired that bloody car had become my workplace !!!!