Best way to join wires?

CBMajorp

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South Gloucestershire

• Jul 27, 2014

• #21

Heat shrink is the best option, keeps corrosion out

 

eagleye

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co down

• Jul 27, 2014

• #22

Anybody ever used self amalgamating tape? after wrapping it cant be undone.

 

Speedstar

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Scottish Borders

• Jul 28, 2014

• #23

Andrew said:

Got some side marker lights with flying leads that I need to join to some 2 core.
Is it best to use insulated crimps and heatshrink, or solder and heatshrink?

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you can buy crimps that have solder in them , you just crimp them together & heat them with a heat gun & it melts the solder & the outer heatshrink on them which keeps the water out & there is all so some glue in them that melts on to the out side of the cable, They do a very good job.

 

phil t

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Location

york

• Jul 28, 2014

• #24

As above get the adhesive filled heat shrink ones u will never touch them again

 

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brynseiri

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Conwy, North Wales

• Jul 28, 2014

• #25

Cut the blue one, that's what they do in the films....

 

Slick

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Beds

• Jul 28, 2014

• #26

eagleye said:

Anybody ever used self amalgamating tape? after wrapping it cant be undone.

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Yeah,good stuff but it isn't uv stabilised so needs covering with insulating tape to make it last.

 

TheTallGuy

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Cambridgeshire

• Jul 29, 2014

• #27

There used to be a self amalgamating tape that was UV and heat stable, but I think it contained some iffy chemicals that could leach into skin. I use quite a bit of heatshrink tape these days for running repairs, Y splits etc - also great for when you forget to put the tubing on before joining the wires!

 

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defender

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Aberdeenshire

• Jul 29, 2014

• #28

eagleye said:

Anybody ever used self amalgamating tape? after wrapping it cant be undone.

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diesel turns it in to a sticky mess

 

sleepy

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Devon, UK

• Jul 29, 2014

• #29

Crikey how did we get 27 replies on how to join two wires together. Did anyone suggest twisting them together and taping it up with a bit if insulation tape??

 

Kidds

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Horticulture

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Near Beeston Castle

• Jul 29, 2014

• #30

Second post. I was surprised they asked.

 

Robt

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Suffolk

• Jul 31, 2014

• #31

Ok, do not twist and heat shrink! Use deutsch plugs and pins, water proof and very good! Buy correct pins! Solder wires in then use correct plugs that are waterproof to a set standard

 

John 1594

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Location

Cambridgeshire

• Jul 31, 2014

• #32

Robt said:

Ok, do not twist and heat shrink! Use deutsch plugs and pins, water proof and very good! Buy correct pins! Solder wires in then use correct plugs that are waterproof to a set standard

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so how would you join the 7 core cable that the bosses son has just ripped off the new bailey trailer....


replace the entire lot all the way through the chassis to the junction box....

or repair it using heat shrink crimps, staggered so they are not all in a big lump, taped it up and cable tie it to a pipe so he has to remove the light socket to get the pipe out

answers on a postcard please........

 

Graham Smith

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Nottinghamshire

• Jul 31, 2014

• #33

@Robt or a Deutsch Jiffy splice if just one wire

 

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Robt

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Location

Suffolk

• Jul 31, 2014

• #34

Crimping with bullet type connectors etc will get water egress .
Solder and heat shrink is better,
John, I'd join both ends in a 12 way deutsch, water proof etc

 

Robt

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Location

Suffolk

• Jul 31, 2014

• #35

Hope your boss doesn't read on here john, ........ As he is your boss, he pays your invoice/wages, being young you have to learn by your mistakes.. But guess you are perfect so have never Learned

 

John 1594

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Location

Cambridgeshire

• Jul 31, 2014

• #36

Robt said:

Crimping with bullet type connectors etc will get water egress .
Solder and heat shrink is better,
John, I'd join both ends in a 12 way deutsch, water proof etc

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in a field as its just getting dark and you need lights to get home (legally)...just lucky you happen to have a connector in your back pocket i suppose???

unfortunately...we had to resort to my method

you not seen the heat shrink crimps you can get now, just crimp with a ratchet crimper, then hold a lighter under them for a few seconds and they shrink tight around the wire, then tape for extra protection

 

John 1594

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Location

Cambridgeshire

• Jul 31, 2014

• #37

Robt said:

Hope your boss doesn't read on here john, ........ As he is your boss, he pays your invoice/wages, being young you have to learn by your mistakes.. But guess you are perfect so have never Learned

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he gave him as much of a rollocking for ripping the wire off as i did.....

and im only there part time! At the moment, thinks could be about to change though

 

Blue.

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Livestock Farmer

• Jul 31, 2014

• #38

John 1594 said:

so how would you join the 7 core cable that the bosses son has just ripped off the new bailey trailer....


replace the entire lot all the way through the chassis to the junction box....

or repair it using heat shrink crimps, staggered so they are not all in a big lump, taped it up and cable tie it to a pipe so he has to remove the light socket to get the pipe out

answers on a postcard please........

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Fit a female plug on the trailer and have a male-male lead,then if it happens again just replace the male-male lead.

Or solder and heat shrink.

 

John 1594

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Location

Cambridgeshire

• Jul 31, 2014

• #39

eulb said:

Fit a female plug on the trailer and have a male-male lead,then if it happens again just replace the male-male lead.

Or solder and heat shrink.

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yes that would work, its how ifor williams do it after all

if he unplugged the lead in the first place, that would be even better

 

Robt

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Location

Suffolk

• Jul 31, 2014

• #40

Self amalgamating tape is worse than scotch locks!