Wire is Not Orange, But Not Bright Yellow Either October 02, 2014 07:03PM |
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Re: Wire is Not Orange, But Not Bright Yellow Either October 03, 2014 04:44PM |
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The problem is sometimes screw terminals don't like to have multiple wires in there, especially close to what it physically can fit in the space. Having an excessive number is like drinking through multiple straws. One or two were probably more than what you could swallow. 3 or 4 straws might have allowed more drink to move at once, but if you can't swallow fast enough, it doesn't serve a benefit. Similarly, if two wires is enough to carry the conservative max 15 amps then 3 or 4 doesn't get you anything more for our use.Quote
Garry Bartsch
Yes, there were plenty of wires. I tested how many wires can fit in the RAMPS connectors and found I can get four in per connector. So I have sixteen total for the yellow and black power (four bundles of four wires) and I figure the more the merrier.
Re: Wire is Not Orange, But Not Bright Yellow Either October 03, 2014 06:29PM |
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The problem is sometimes screw terminals don't like to have multiple wires in there, especially close to what it physically can fit in the space.
Re: Wire is Not Orange, But Not Bright Yellow Either October 06, 2014 09:35AM |
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Yes. Solid or strand, screw terminals like what the RAMPS have aren't great for terminating multiple wires.Quote
Garry Bartsch
But are you referring to the screw terminal not liking multiple loose strands? I seem to remember some people mentioning they had trouble with soldered wires coming loose in the screw terminal but I don't necessarily trust my memory because I may have misread something and can't find the source now.
Re: Wire is Not Orange, But Not Bright Yellow Either October 07, 2014 03:02PM |
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Re: Wire is Not Orange, But Not Bright Yellow Either October 10, 2014 02:22PM |
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