RE: Re: Gecko burned out

There's another reason that tinned stranded isn't recommended.
The soldering creates a hard spot inside the insulation a little
bit back of the screwed connection. Vibration can eventually
cause the wire to break at that location. Hard to troubleshoot
because everything looks good.

John Dammeyer


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> It's a common sense issue. If we tin the strands into a solid
> diameter then clamp the diameter between two flat surfaces
> the area of contact would be smaller than a bundle that can
> be flattened when clamped.
>
> Ron
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