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Scotchlok bus punctures
开云体育Not as long as they are openings are unable to touch another conductor.? I would put some liquid tape on them ? Sent from for Windows 10 ? From: Bill Wilken
Sent: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 9:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [w4dccqa] Scotchlok bus punctures ? Recently, I had to remove several track feeders that were connected to my layout's bus with scotchlok connectors. Removing the scotchlok connectors, however, inevitably results in open punctures of the bus's plastic coating.? Will have that have any consequences for DCC? ? Bill Wilken ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? |
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Not electrically, have no fear.? However, practically, if you're in a wet environment(Scotchlok connectors are often used in automotive, trailers, etc.), those holes could admit moisture, which could lead to corrosion over time.? In a household environment, I can't imagine it being a problem, unless you're like my neighbour who has a seasonal stream through his basement because it was built on bedrock and the foundation-to-rock seal has deteriorated. Blair On 2021-08-03 9:23, Bill Wilken wrote:
Recently, I had to remove several track feeders that were connected to |
开云体育But if you look at the nature of the opening, the exposed conductor is at the bottom of a canyon.? DCC voltages will not leap that canyon to conduct to another potential; you'd need to tape both conductors together, with the holes in both conductors directly adjacent, then fill the interior of the space with salt water to effect any significant current. I wouldn't worry too much about puncture holes like that, unless
your environment is wet, or you're running 115 VAC through the
conductor; that's a whole different world. Blair On 2021-08-03 11:50, Steve Hubbard via
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I do the same as Puckdropper and space connections by an inch or more to keep them from touching
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Kurt On Aug 4, 2021, at 4:41 PM, Puckdropper via groups.io <puckdropper@...> wrote: |
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Agree with puckdropper and Kurt.? In any situation where I think there's a chance one or more buss wires may drift (due to yanking, pulling, whatever), I simply staple the bus wires to adjacent structure (joists, underside of plywood, or whatever) using an old T-25M stapler and 3/8" cable staples.
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开云体育Hi Ken I have a T25M stapler which successfully fires Arrow T25 staples.? Both are made by Arrow.? The T25 staples are "#256" according to the package, and were purchased three weeks ago at a Home Hardware here in Eastern Ontario, Canada. I searched Amazon.com (USA) with the term "Arrow T25 staple #256" and got several hits, so they're available.? Maybe try Home Depot or Lowes? Blair
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Please fill me in on where to get cable staples for the T-25M style staplers.? I found some Klein Coax staples but so far nothing else. |
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On Friday, August 6, 2021, 07:37:52 PM EDT, Blair <smithbr@...> wrote:
Hi Ken I have a T25M stapler which successfully fires Arrow T25 staples.? Both are made by Arrow.? The T25 staples are "#256" according to the package, and were purchased three weeks ago at a Home Hardware here in Eastern Ontario, Canada. I searched Amazon.com (USA) with the term "Arrow T25 staple #256" and got several hits, so they're available.? Maybe try Home Depot or Lowes? Blair
On 2021-08-06 10:54, Ken Harstine
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Please fill me in on where to get cable staples for the T-25M
style staplers.? I found some Klein Coax staples but so far
nothing else. Best, Ken Harstine Holyoke, MA |
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My Ace Hardware sold them from arrow and I think a store brand, I shop at Do It Best hardware now and they carry them. Some T-25 staplers have a guide to keep your wires in the center of the staple, don't let your wires stray. Don't pinch you wires when you staple. If you staple pinches, don't press as hard, hold it loose. My T-25 is my friend. jd
On Friday, August 6, 2021, 11:41:09 PM EDT, john dunn <john.p.dunn@...> wrote:
On Friday, August 6, 2021, 07:37:52 PM EDT, Blair <smithbr@...> wrote:
Hi Ken I have a T25M stapler which successfully fires Arrow T25 staples.? Both are made by Arrow.? The T25 staples are "#256" according to the package, and were purchased three weeks ago at a Home Hardware here in Eastern Ontario, Canada. I searched Amazon.com (USA) with the term "Arrow T25 staple #256" and got several hits, so they're available.? Maybe try Home Depot or Lowes? Blair
On 2021-08-06 10:54, Ken Harstine
wrote:
Please fill me in on where to get cable staples for the T-25M
style staplers.? I found some Klein Coax staples but so far
nothing else. Best, Ken Harstine Holyoke, MA |
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"My T-25 is my friend."
John, Totally agree.? I came across mine last fall in a box of tools that came from my Father-in-law's shop.? I had always been unhappy with either using a T50 stapler (square shoulder staples), nail-in plastic cable clips, or a dozen other methods (I even tried stapling twist ties to the layout bottom!).? Figured I'd give the T-25m a try.? It's a charm.? With the low price of staples, I don't blink twice at moving a wire, or a whole run, it's so easy. I'm presently wiring the underside of a 12-track staging yard throat(It's on it's side in my staging room - I'm past the age of enjoying wiring from beneath, though I will still do it), and while I solder all my feeders, I use a lot of staples to restrain the resultant wire nest. The irony?? He used it to staple cedar strips to a form when he built a cedar strip canoe for his son as a wedding present.? I don't believe he ever stapled a cable with it! Blair |
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