Re: Nilsson-Maxwell Windlass 3% or 10% V drop?

Bob wrote:
> On May 16, 11:22 am, Jack Erbes <jacker...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> I wonder how well the cable used for welding leads would work for that.
> 
> I hear it works well. But after seeing how the non tinned existing
> cables got all puffy at a nick I can see the advanges of all tinned
> wire.
> 
> Thanks for the link. Very useful !
> Bob

I think you can find that kind of cable tinned also.  My experience with 
welding cable was in using it for welding, not for other uses and in a 
corrosive environment.  Attaching the fittings to the ends was one of 
the more im****tant considerations in welding use as far as losing 
conductivity or/or creating power drops or localized hot spots.  If you 
welded for a while and then handled the connectors and found them warm, 
it needed some attention for sure.

The normally used connectors were large, solid brass system of a various 
types of plugs and jacks and large ring eye terminal lugs for connecting 
the cables to the output lugs on the welders.

Tweco was a good quality brand for the connectors and widely used.  Most 
of their connectors used a large diameter set screw to capture the 
stripped strands maintain pressure on them.  I've also seen the ring eye 
lugs that were a hollow, heavy copper shell type lug that was swaged on 
with a 360 degree swage.   Here are some examples of the Tweco stuff:

http://www.weldingsuppliesfromioc.com/catalog/1105807113661_welding4_173.jpg

http://www.weldingsuppliesfromioc.com/servlet/the-1535/TWECO-2AF-INSULATED-POSITIVE-dsh-CAM/Detail

Jack