soldering wire

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snowey

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February 2001
From: US
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soldering wire

Posted by snowey on Saturday, February 2, 2002 8:05 PM

is it possible to solder stranded & solid wire together??

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BR60103

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January 2001
From: Guelph, Ont.
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Posted by BR60103 on Monday, February 4, 2002 7:07 PM

Short answer: yes.

How you do it will depend on the wires and the use.
You probably should not solder household wires (in wall sockets or lamps). I don't know why but it's just not done.
You may want to tin the end of the stranded wire before twisting it onto the solid. This makes the stranded a bit solider.(ouch!)
if the two wires are much different in size, you may end up twisting one around the other.

There are lots of diagrams in the wiring books.

David

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