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Unread 12-02-2011, 07:15
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Re: Wiring Question

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Originally Posted by Jon236 View Post
May,

What Mike was saying is that with the vibration that occurs with robot movement, and especially with the required movement of lifts and arms, then you will find your solid wires breaking. A multi-stranded wire can survive a few strands breaking, but if a solid wire breaks, whatever it powers is toast!
Jon,

It is more than that. An attempt to crimp onto solid wire will stretch and weaken the wire at the crimp. The tooling requires is a precise "O-ring" which is machined precisely to the wire gauge.

Mike
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