"patrick j" wrote in message
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So it looks like MK believe that soldered cable ends are a bad thing and
of course I did not put solder on the cable ends.

On occation I've found the soldered part under the terminal screw can
fracture entirely.

IMO it would be ok to solder just the tip of the loose ends to stop them
splaying out, but making sure the part under the screw terminal was free of
solder. I've seen this or the ends crimped into a brass ferrule on some
manufactured retail products, presumably to speed assembly and ensure no
odd whiskers cause shorts.

Roger