Spyder mains wiring question

Started by bdevlin, October 04, 2006, 01:17:31 PM

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bdevlin

R.G. and fellow Sypder builders,
I am re-building my Spyder using the same Mouser transformers I used before.  Trying to wire it up with a bit more safety in mind while I'm at it.  What is the best way to connect the 120 to each of the transformers?  My first build had the 120 going to transformer #1, then I spliced off it to transformer #2 and continued that daisy chain wiring to the rest of the transformers.  That made shrink tubing at the splice difficult or impossible.  With this build, I was planning on running a pair of wires from the 120 to each transformer.  This way I can easily shrink tube effectively.  Is there a different best known method I should be following?

brett

Hi
If the transformers have flying leads, use an insulated terminal block.  (plactic with little screws to clamp the wires.)
Even if it they have lugs, it is a good idea to convert them by adding individual wires to lugs, then heatshrinking them.
A few minutes extra work, but a lot safer and easier to re-wire in the future.
cheers
Brett Robinson
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