On May 5, 8:47=A0am, "JC" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have any of you had an occasion to join two 2.0 or 3.0 electric cables
> together? If so, what did you use to clamp them together with? Some kind o=
f
> (really, really big) crimper, or a clamp, twist tie (<G>), electrical
> tape??????
Crimpers for this kind of cable are hydraulic; you crimp to a lug,
and the lug bolts to a bus bar. My house breaker box is fed
with two such crimp/lug/bus connections. I believe crimp
couplers are also available, but not common.
If the cables are aluminum, there are electrode pastes and
approved crimp terminals for that.
For a simple splice in Cu wires, the split bolt is recommended.
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> On May 5, 11:47 am, "JC" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Have any of you had an occasion to join two 2.0 or 3.0 electric cables
>> together? If so, what did you use to clamp them together with? Some kind
>> of
>> (really, really big) crimper, or a clamp, twist tie (<G>), electrical
>> tape??????
>>
>> JC
>
> Go to www.mcmaster.com and search for "Split-Bolt Connectors" to see a
> picture.
> You can order from there, but your local hardware store will probably
> have them too.
> Be sure to use copper bolts with copper wire.
Thanks, appreciate it.
JC
"B A R R Y" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 05 May 2008 15:47:29 GMT, "JC" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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>>Have any of you had an occasion to join two 2.0 or 3.0 electric cables
>>together?
>
> I see it at work all the time, all the way to 4/0, for 48V DC.
>
> I've seen them welded with a special form, crimped to lugs, and
> connected with a heavy clamp-style bolt.
>
> Any decent electrical house should have some options to show you.
>
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Thanks.
JC
B A R R Y wrote:
> On Mon, 05 May 2008 15:47:29 GMT, "JC" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Have any of you had an occasion to join two 2.0 or 3.0 electric cables
>>together?
>
>
> I see it at work all the time, all the way to 4/0, for 48V DC.
>
> I've seen them welded with a special form, crimped to lugs, and
> connected with a heavy clamp-style bolt.
>
> Any decent electrical house should have some options to show you.
>
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Yep, cad welded (thermite) splices, in-line splicer reducers and gutter
tap connectors.
http://www.dale-electric.com/pdf/page112.pdf
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"JC" wrote in message
> Have any of you had an occasion to join two 2.0 or 3.0 electric cables
> together? If so, what did you use to clamp them together with? Some kind
of
> (really, really big) crimper, or a clamp, twist tie (<G>), electrical
> tape??????
If I understand you correctly, a "Split bolt" is probably what you're
looking for. There is also one (made of plastic?) that doesn't require
wrapping but I have no idea of the name/mfgr.
An electrical supply house is where you want to ask/check to get the best
answer for your purpose.
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On May 5, 11:47 am, "JC" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have any of you had an occasion to join two 2.0 or 3.0 electric cables
> together? If so, what did you use to clamp them together with? Some kind of
> (really, really big) crimper, or a clamp, twist tie (<G>), electrical
> tape??????
>
> JC
Go to www.mcmaster.com and search for "Split-Bolt Connectors" to see a
picture.
You can order from there, but your local hardware store will probably
have them too.
Be sure to use copper bolts with copper wire.
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"JC" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have any of you had an occasion to join two 2.0 or 3.0 electric cables
> together? If so, what did you use to clamp them together with? Some kind of
> (really, really big) crimper, or a clamp, twist tie (<G>), electrical
> tape??????
I've never attempted anything like this. However, I suspect you'll get
a better set of answers if you give a little more information on your
intended applications. Are you trying to make a whole-house extension
cord? Splice a welder cable? Is the connection subject to mechanical
stresses? High voltages?
Assuming I'm thinking of the right general kind of cable, asking in a
welding group, stagecraft group (think tours with lighting dimmer racks
that need to be tied into the house supply), "high-end" car audio group,
or electrical supply house--depending upon the application--might be
more likely to get good info than rec.woodworking. Enquiring about
applicable local electrical codes might also be a good idea.
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Andrew Erickson
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot
lose." -- Jim Elliot
On Mon, 05 May 2008 15:47:29 GMT, "JC" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Have any of you had an occasion to join two 2.0 or 3.0 electric cables
>together?
I see it at work all the time, all the way to 4/0, for 48V DC.
I've seen them welded with a special form, crimped to lugs, and
connected with a heavy clamp-style bolt.
Any decent electrical house should have some options to show you.
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