It says these are "solderless"...but how is that possible? Are there connectors that are available for this extension wire that are solderless? Thanks
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These are hard wire only. I suppose you could self wire a plug onto it, if you are savvy with electrical, but they come just bare wires.
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Bare wire is perfect. Just strip it no more than 1/4" and try not to use more than 16 gauge wires.
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If you go to a good electronics store they should sell a tool that sleeves the metal part of the connector once sleeved over the pin it pulls out of the plastic. Maybe Radio shack or Hi lights. You could also cut the wires and solder them back together. Putting "Heat Shrink Tubing" over the wires prior to soldering . Once soldered use a match to heaat the tubing and it will shrink around the wires thus insulating them. BE SURE TO REATTACH COLOR TO COLOR. I would also stagger the cuts to make the finished product not as bulky. Don't know if its worth the extra work just as ez to put in a matching wood filler Good luck If you go to a good electronics store they should sell a tool that sleeves the metal part of the connector once sleeved over the pin it pulls out of the plastic. Maybe Radio shack or Hi lights. You could also cut the wires and solder them back together. Putting "Heat Shrink Tubing" over the wires prior to soldering . Once soldered use a match to heaat the tubing and it will shrink around the wires thus insulating them. BE SURE TO REATTACH COLOR TO COLOR. I would also stagger the cuts to make the finished product not as bulky. Don't know if its worth the extra work just as ez to... » Read More If you go to a good electronics store they should sell a tool that sleeves the metal part of the connector once sleeved over the pin it pulls out of the plastic. Maybe Radio shack or Hi lights. You could also cut the wires and solder them back together. Putting "Heat Shrink Tubing" over the wires prior to soldering . Once soldered use a match to heaat the tubing and it will shrink around the wires thus insulating them. BE SURE TO REATTACH COLOR TO COLOR. I would also stagger the cuts to make the finished product not as bulky. Don't know if its worth the extra work just as ez to put in a matching wood filler Good luck « Show Less
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Any solder rated for electronics should be fine.... Lead free would be ideal though...
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Does not need to be soldered. Can use wire nuts. There should only be two wires that attach to each wire on the switch. There may also be a ground wire
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yes, that is true. You can somehow solder something to pins 1 and 15, but they are used as ground of other components. They are not available
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I had to have one fabricated by a local shop. While the connectors are not in themselves generic, the combination is unusual and I couldn't find one online. I noted that one of the other answers said something about the company being good about answering. This has not been my experience at all.
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I agree with kend, don't buy these unless you buy their crimper. Well worth it in my opinion (even with the extra cost of these connectors).
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I have used various types of solder of my projects and have had no problems. Hope this helps. I don't think there is a limit on what solder types or sizes.
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You can have any number of connections as long as you stay a margin below the maximum current (for safety & reliability). So how good are you with a soldering iron or wire nuts???
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yes it's probably perfectly capable of being that kind of wire if I were you I would make sure it's the right size, same guts.. then if you are brave you can splice the wires. If you don't wanna damage anything I suggest just buying a longer connector. I checked my 18 gauge wire and the molex wires in my tower and they look the same. Now you just got to see if the molex guts are copper, Just to play it safe. But that's no fun. I say try it and cover the wires with Elec. Tape. WootenburgGood luck
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Some of our gear has spring clips for speaker wire. I always tin the bare wire for spring clips, and tinned 16 AWG stranded fits fine in our home setup. For bigger stranded, just trim away some of the strands before you tin the end, or attach pin tips (available in crimp/solder or clamp style) bought from an electronics supplier. Either way works fine.
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Just two short DC wires; positive and negative. I used crimp connectors, no soldering.
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I don't see it here's there we sight www.etekcity.com I love them use them every where has thick wire.. I'll be buying more. Didn't realize how much I'd love them!
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Connectors are a hit our miss, so soldering is the way to go. Cut the strips the size you want then scratch a small area with a razor knife down to the copper base then put a dab of flux on that area and add a dab of solder with a hot soldering iron. This is called tinning. Do the same to the wire that you are using then take the iron without adding more solder and touch both together. Here's a picture http://www.irv2.com/attachments/photopost/data/500/HPIM0973.JPG
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I didn't use the connectors. I work with wire almost every single day, and didn't see the need for them. I ran 14 awg, stripped the wire and twisted it with my fingers and put them in. Had no issues.