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jluckey(at)pacbell.net
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:05 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter

I need to terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding cable with a #0 wire terminal.  So I want to increase the diameter of the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within the #0 wire terminal.



I'm thinking about inserting the copper from some #12 solid wire into the center of the #2 (or #4) to fatten it up and then crimping it... Or maybe using a #6 brass machine screw inserted the same way.

Suggestions?

-Jeff

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:31 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter

On 11/21/2013 6:04 PM, Jeff Luckey       wrote:

     

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		         I need to         terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding cable         with a #0 wire terminal.  So I want to increase the diameter of         the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within         the #0 wire terminal.

         

         I'm thinking about inserting the copper from some #12 solid wire         into the center of the #2 (or #4) to fatten it up and then         crimping it... Or maybe using a #6 brass machine screw inserted         the same way.

         

         

         Suggestions?

         

         

         -Jeff

         

       

     	
     I'm pretty sure that Bob has a comic book on his site describing     just that technique, using copper wire.

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:59 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter

At 06:04 PM 11/21/2013, you wrote:

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		  I need to terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding 

cable with a #0 wire terminal.  So I want to increase the diameter 

of the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within 

the #0 wire terminal.


	


   Why not acquire the proper terminal?



   Bob . . .

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jluckey(at)pacbell.net
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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:45 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter

If that were possible, I wouldn't be asking this question 



Without going into great detail - the terminal in question is built in to an existing fixture in a ground power connector plug.



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At 06:04 PM 11/21/2013, you wrote:

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		   I need to terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding cable with a #0 wire terminal.  So I want to increase the diameter of the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within the #0 wire terminal.


	


  Why not acquire the proper terminal?



  Bob . . . 

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:32 pm Post subject: Making fat wire fatter

I made small pieces of #12 copper wire sharpened them on one end and tapped them into the welding cable inside the terminal.  when tight I then soldered it.  Then placed heavy shrink tubing over the terminal and wire as a stress reliever.  



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On Nov 21, 2013, at 7:04 PM, Jeff Luckey <jluckey(at)pacbell.net (jluckey(at)pacbell.net)> wrote:



[quote]I need to terminate a piece of #2 or #4 (not sure which) welding cable with a #0 wire terminal.  So I want to increase the diameter of the stranded copper a little bit so that it fits snugly within the #0 wire terminal.



I'm thinking about inserting the copper from some #12 solid wire into the center of the #2 (or #4) to fatten it up and then crimping it... Or maybe using a #6 brass machine screw inserted the same way.

Suggestions?

-Jeff

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