What's The Best Way To Rejoin These Wires?
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Nice but expensive.
I could have done with a couple of those last night before the gig but had to quickly get the soldering iron out.
Worth it for those quick fix moments though.
Yeah they're a great thing to have under the seat or in the tool box for those need a fix but don't have the rest of my gear times.
Very good for tapping wires though as you don't permanently damage the other wire
Insulated barrel splice. Strip back wires 6mm. Insert into barrel, squish with pliers, repeat other end.
You could also use IDC splices but they are somewhat bulky and may not fit the gauge of the wires.
I'd probably just solder and heatshrink them all though, but if they have broken due to inflexibility and constant movement then soldering won't alleviate the issue and they will eventually break again.
You could also use IDC splices but they are somewhat bulky and may not fit the gauge of the wires.
I'd probably just solder and heatshrink them all though, but if they have broken due to inflexibility and constant movement then soldering won't alleviate the issue and they will eventually break again.
There are still dispensations to allow people to be burnt at the stake, right?
Advocating the use of Scotchlocks must be one of them!
Ok, well I soldered one wire to an extra length, but decided the wire I used to tie in, is too thick, so will buy some thinner wire tonight. The problem was that once soldered, the wire was too thick and very rigid so I'm worried it will snap at the solder joint.
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strip the covers off to expose more copper
wrap around each other
hold a lighter to it in order to melt them together
let it cool down
put electrical tape over
done!
wrap around each other
hold a lighter to it in order to melt them together
let it cool down
put electrical tape over
done!
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Weld it!
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There are still dispensations to allow people to be burnt at the stake, right?
Advocating the use of Scotchlocks must be one of them!
Don't knock Scotchlocks!
All the work required to fix the failures/fires caused by using them kept my family in foreign holidays and new cars for decades.
A little extreme don't you think!
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If it's made of metal welding is the only real solution!
tidy it up first, so you can see what's going on. It looks like a twisted mess begging for a short.
Strip the sheaths back so you can make good contacts and insulate them properly. If you can't then just replace.
Looks like there was not a rubber grommet, and the wires were cut due to resting on a metal cut out, so you may want to fix that too.
Strip the sheaths back so you can make good contacts and insulate them properly. If you can't then just replace.
Looks like there was not a rubber grommet, and the wires were cut due to resting on a metal cut out, so you may want to fix that too.
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Partly agree, although given that it's a seat loom and not subject to much vibration, I'd personally solder it. If it was in the engine bay then I'd crimp it, as you say.