In Reply to: Re: Well... if you're going to do that... posted by Glen B on March 1, 2007 at 08:47:26:
Okay - you're doing something to hold the twisted wires together for when they enter the terminal.Soldering the drain wire (as the other poster mentioned) also came to mind but I was heisitant to recommend this to a newbie! :o)
If you can tighten down the screw good enough to flatter the soldered tip so that the unsoldered portion is clamped tightly, then it would be ok. If the soldered tip can go PAST the terminal and only stranded wire is between the terminal clamps this would be optimum.
I like the untwist/combine/retwist method because there is no solder joint being put in the terminal - it's only stranded copper, which is what the terminal was designed to hold. Clamping down on solid wire or soldered wire can cause the terminal to loosen on "convential" terminals. "Better" cord ends have the "locking screws" that are much less likely to loosen over time.
Anyways, all of this discussion is good for the amateur DIYers who might be inclined to stuff multiple wires into terminals and not bother to check that both wires are secured with sufficient tension.
Cheers,
Presto
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