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ldivinag

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Posted: May 25, 2003 at 2:35 AM / IP Logged

okay, i'm sure you cant just use a butt connector.

do you just cut a wire into 2 pieces then solder a diode between the 2?

how about a resistor?

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xetmes

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Posted: May 25, 2003 at 8:24 AM / IP Logged

yup just cut and solder, no resistor needed.

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Posted: May 25, 2003 at 7:09 PM / IP Logged

Both are the same type of connection, you can either solder one end in to the wire, or you can cut the wire and the butt connect the diode/resistor on one end of the wire then connect the other end of the wire with the butt connector.

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Xplocivic

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Posted: May 27, 2003 at 8:36 PM / IP Logged

Butt connectors aren't soooo bad. I make diode networks with little pink butt connectors for security systems all of the time. I just make sure they are well-crimped and I usually wrap 3M around the whole thing when I'm done. It makes for a tidy little package.

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IronCy

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Posted: May 27, 2003 at 8:48 PM / IP Logged

Butt connectors are very commonly used. If you got spare time, solder them, but you wont have any issues if you use butt connectors then wrap in tape

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Posted: May 29, 2003 at 6:41 AM / IP Logged

I agree. You can use either the butt connectors with a good electrical tape wrapping, or solder them. The biggest problem with butt splices is people tend to use the wrong crimping tool, causing poor crimps. However, the same is true with improper soldering connections. A cold solder joint is worse than a taped up bad butt splice.

Hope this helps.

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q: how do you physically attach a diode?

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