Path: ...!news.roellig-ltd.de!open-news-network.org!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Joerg Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: electrical deaths Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 19:23:41 -0800 Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: <2m8pkjpasi6dca20k2dgp0sj1pl07so9ek@4ax.com> <4hfskjlodq61l8dc82dfakqs0bv1vi7721@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net g6JFh1hxPc1uA2Z4RaAXEAfFNZrIQD4QP3KKbrCT9YdovluQT+ Cancel-Lock: sha1:IE5nEyBYYkHGKpDk9ZAGm0KV6fQ= sha256:DJ0mYrcED8Oue/wux0PXIL+oEBUyl1S45KXf+dh46uY= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.8.1 In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2286 On 12/3/24 9:16 AM, Joe Gwinn wrote: > On Tue, 3 Dec 2024 12:10:54 +0100, Arie de Muijnck > wrote: > >> On 2024-12-03 00:20, Joe Gwinn wrote: >> >> ..... >>> >>> I don't either, because the approved euro terminal strips don't >>> provide plates for the smaller wire sizes. I also use the euro >>> terminal strips inside appliances, and if I'm connecting finely >>> stranded wire, I tin the wire with 63-37 solder to consolidate it, and >>> clamp that. >>> >>> Joe Gwinn >> >> >> DON'T! The tin will flow slowly under pressure, and loose the connection. >> It was a common habit in the Netherlands until forbidden. With a reason. > > Yes, I know. Only done for small wires at low power. > If it's mains stuff the arcing can still spark a fire. I've had numerous cases where I found signal or control wires were tinned and then clamped, and the connections failed or became erratic. Usually after many years. [...] -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/