[TowerTalk] Fwd: Joining two perpendicular wires

[Hank Garretson]

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From: Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net>
Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Joining two perpendicular wires
To: Steve London <n2icarrl at gmail.com>


I need to electrically and mechanically join 2 perpendicular pieces of
> bare, #12 copper wire. They will be subject to wind forces which have
> repeatedly broken mere solder joints.
>

I have same situation. I finally gave up on solder joints.

I loosely wrap one wire around another for mechanical strength, no solder.
Let it flex and it doesn't break. For electrical connection I solder a
loose stranded-wire bypass around the mechanical joint.

Contest Exuberantly,

Hank, W6SX