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Originally Posted by Gary Dillard
We've been having problems with the 12AWG stranded wire on the Victor SP's being too large for the PowerPole PP30 12-14 AWG contacts. We haven't had any problems with other 12AWG wire - has anyone else run into this?
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It's a common problem that finely stranded wire has a considerably larger outer diameter than the solid round wire of the same gauge. I've seen that issue with other crimp connectors.
Maybe you could try
Anderson's open-topped crimps instead of the ones with the closed barrel? Anderson sells slightly larger "super flex" connectors in some sizes that are intended to solve this specific problem.
Alternatively, it wouldn't be the end of the world to lose a few strands out of a 259-strand wire (if that's what they're using) over a short distance. The impact in terms of resistance would be negligible.