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Default Joining 1.0, 1.5 and 2.5mm^2 cables

On 17/01/2020 16:32, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 17/01/2020 16:21, Andrew wrote:
In Oz I believe they solder all joints and use heat shrinkable
sleeving.Â* Can anyone confirm this ?.


I would, because I am utterly familar with it, solder any 'out of sight'
cable joins. Using best MilSpec practivce. That is the wires are twisted
or bent around each other so they cannot come apart, BEFORE soldering


Well yes because the solder itself shouldn't be regarded as a mechanical
coupling.

Bill