Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:16:56 +0000 From: Joe Gwinn Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: electrical deaths Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:16:56 -0500 Message-ID: References: <2m8pkjpasi6dca20k2dgp0sj1pl07so9ek@4ax.com> <4hfskjlodq61l8dc82dfakqs0bv1vi7721@4ax.com> User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 32 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-5FyDcfcQkqunUJ0yeG9oMSMizmTqy1oVVYbrazQvCzUlMQY9cnAUaQWibb+sXYC/UX/Ks5Oo8U0O8TU!5mcbOyEKxkjR45Ifo/tc4hDaN8pdsdwydCWOGv/TrWy13q/3PVq5yZDgVfd7wY7Ic8arlfU= X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2286 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. I don't recall if the US NEC forbids tinning. It still allows wire-to-wire solder connections. >Unless of course you mean you have a clamp with a spring that will adjust? The Euro terminals with a pressure plate are rated for stranded wire. One can also swage a terminal onto the wire. Joe Gwinn