get some compression lugs.

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 17:29:04 -0600, "Tim Williams"
wrote:

===For the welder rectifier I'm assembling, I need some filtering (so I hear).
===Since I have some #0 AWG aluminum wire on hand I'm going to wind it around
===some MOT cores. I already made one (barely managing to squeeze ten turns on
===it, there's space for two more but the wire is too tough!), with about 1/16"
===cardboard shim and welding the core back together (MOTs are normally welded,
===I don't see anything wrong here).
===
===My question is, what's the best way to hook up the wire to the rest of the
===system? The welder's power transformer is wound with aluminum wire and just
===clamped on the output terminals, so I'm guessing a washer and bolt will do.
===But this is 7 strand, not solid... I might be able to do it, or it might
===squish apart. I suppose I could drill a hole in a block and use a clamp
===screw to hold it in place.
===
===Tim


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