Is it just me having trouble terminating cables?

[millwall ken]

Widdler, disgusting; and you being a Teacher!!!

Ken it wasn't Widdler, it was wirepuller. Is time to go to specsavers mate .[/QUOTE]


Widdler my apologies sir. Paul thank you for pointing that out. The rest of you, I think thats its time for a nice glass of red.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

I strip each one twice as long as it needs to be, give it a twist, then fold it over on itself, then push them both in side by side, never had a problem yet.

Cheers...........Howard

 

[Mr Curnow]

I strip each one twice as long as it needs to be, give it a twist, then fold it over on itself, then push them both in side by side, never had a problem yet.

Cheers...........Howard

OK I'll try that, thanks man.

 

[Adam W]

With singles you can tin the ends with solder, shouldn't really be necessary but will prob help for singles.

How does that work with:

"526.8.3
Soldering (tinning) of the whole conductor end of multiwire, fine wire and very fine wire conductors is not permitted if screw terminals are used."?

 

[Lighthouse Phil]

Have you tried using "boot lace ferrules"
cse-distributors.co.uk/cabmgmt/bootlace.htm
Worth thier weight in gold at times

 

[JUD]

Have you tried using "boot lace ferrules"
cse-distributors.co.uk/cabmgmt/bootlace.htm
Worth thier weight in gold at times

See post #12 irate:

 

[Lighthouse Phil]

See post #12 irate:

You beat me to it as I was looking up the link for him
:1eye:

 

[topquark]

How about bootlace ferrules :wink_smile:

May help as well, but with trying to get 3 into a single termination point in an accessory

 

[pennywise]

Your probably scoring the conductors slightly when stripping the outer sheath, even when it's only tiny indents one twist and they break that's why I use auto strippers. I never twist conductors together As for bootlaces perfect for fine flexible conductors but I wouldn't have thought needed for singles.

 

[sbrown2]

I thought thats what bootlace ferrules were for. Can also be used for a tidy professional job.

 

[pennywise]

For fine flex or tri rated cable no need on singles as the cores are bigger and more robust. Bootlaces are to give added strength to the fine strands to stop the terminal screw breaking the strands and to keep all the strands together. They Look the dogs do das your right.

 

[Adam W]

Ferrules might help, yes, and as far as I'm concerned they should be used more often particularly with flex, but neither ferrules nor ferrule crimps would be issued to the OP in the exam.
My advice would be to keep the strands as straight as possible, leave as long as possible without showing copper outside the terminal, tightening up, wiggling the cables slightly then tightening again before giving the 'tug test'.

 

[timo1]

It could be that the screw terminals that you are using are worn. I noticed that when I was at college. It tends to happen because every student is tightening the life out of the terminal screw! Don't be afraid to ask your tutor for a new fitting if you think this is the case.

 

[malcolmsanford]

When it comes to 3 cables in one terminal, for example the earth wire, I find it really hard. I'm at college at the moment, with my practical exam, I have gone overtime because of this. I have two cables in then I put the last one in, then screw it in but there is usually one that falls out. Also it's really annoying when you are trying to terminate the thin single cables, it just crumbles.

Can someone give me some advice on this, it took me quite a while to terminate some cables. :32:

All good advice on here, though I don't like twisting cables together to be honest.

I was taught if your terminating 3 cables into a termination put the 2 in and use a pair of long nose pliers when inserting the 3rd. Once all the cables are in, hold all 3 cables with the long nose and tighten. Once you have nipped them then tighten as you normally would.

 

[cagedanimal2010]

i always start with the 2 and the almost slide the 3rd in on top. almost like a triangle

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