highdesertranger
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no, no you don't separate the strands and wrap them around anything. you need to put the proper terminals and crimp them on. highdesertranger
ArtW said:Auto or marine wire is stranded, or made up of a bunch of smaller wires all together, and is flexible
Household wire is typically solid, and not flexible
in a mobile application, stranded is better
highdesertranger said:no, no you don't separate the strands and wrap them around anything. you need to put the proper terminals and crimp them on. highdesertranger
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Wire termination is very important, and properly crimped terminations require the proper tools and skill set to achieve a low resistance durable connection that will stay low resistance.
The proper tools can be quite expensive and the lesser tools can yield a totally unacceptable result little better than wrapping copper wire stranding around a nut and covering with electrical tape
The idea of wrapping copper stranding around something is cringe worthy, and electrical tape is bound to fail leaving a sticky mess at some point. Having + and - short out could blow the compressor controller, and a replacement costs nearly as much as the fridge itself.
Take this fridge extension cable seriously please.
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