drspeakman
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I have been using 12-2 Romex wire, removing the outer yellow casing, removing the ground wire that is wrapped in paper, and then stripping the other two wires of their insulation to get 3 strands of bare copper wire.
[size=small][size=small]I have been using 3 of the 12 gauge wires twisted together in my bus bars. [/size]The problem I have had with past packs, discovered when I had to dismantle a "underperforming pack", is that the solder does not appear to adhere tightly to the busbar. I have tried scarifying the busbar with a file along the areas where the soldered fuse wires go, but this has still occurred to some degree. I am wondering is there is some sort of invisible coating on the copper wire that is preventing a good adherence of the solder. In my new build, I am heating the busbar on the kitchen natural gas cooktop burner until it has a slight orange hue and then waiting until that coloration disappears, leaving the bare copper with a slightly gray hue. I am then using fine sandpaper to scarify the wire, and wipe off any dark residue. Will see if this solves the issue.[/size]
Is anyone else having this problem, or taking similar steps to resolve? Is there a better way?
[size=small][size=small]I have been using 3 of the 12 gauge wires twisted together in my bus bars. [/size]The problem I have had with past packs, discovered when I had to dismantle a "underperforming pack", is that the solder does not appear to adhere tightly to the busbar. I have tried scarifying the busbar with a file along the areas where the soldered fuse wires go, but this has still occurred to some degree. I am wondering is there is some sort of invisible coating on the copper wire that is preventing a good adherence of the solder. In my new build, I am heating the busbar on the kitchen natural gas cooktop burner until it has a slight orange hue and then waiting until that coloration disappears, leaving the bare copper with a slightly gray hue. I am then using fine sandpaper to scarify the wire, and wipe off any dark residue. Will see if this solves the issue.[/size]
Is anyone else having this problem, or taking similar steps to resolve? Is there a better way?