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Joseph Gwinn

In article ,
(DoN. Nichols) wrote:

According to Martin H. Eastburn :
Don - must use your Anti-skating tools that keep the stranded wire
free from wicking. That is mil spec requirement since lets say years before
the moon. :-)

You mean anti-wicking tweezers? Yes, but I don't think that I
have seen any large enough for the 6 ga wire which he described as
having soldered terminals to -- and he certainly did not mention the use
of such tooling.

I didn't bother, as the application was both stationary and not
safety-critical. The application was connecting up a new stage-light
dimmer panel at a high school.

Joe Gwinn

If you *must* use solder -- such as when connecting to the
solder-tail terminals on a relay socket or something similar, then the
anti-wicking tools are mandatory -- at least in any kind of application
where the assembly is subject to vibration, and a person's life depends
on the circuit continuing to function.

Enjoy,
DoN.