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<blockquote data-quote="TheLastCall" data-source="post: 446917" data-attributes="member: 23099"><p>Like Rich’s said in his original comment solder and heat shrink. </p><p></p><p>This is wrong, you cannot do that it needs a mechanical connection as per ABYC standard. Yes the lineman union joint is mechanical but I have a sneaking suspicion that if somebody ask if they can splice different gauge wires together, they don’t know how to do a proper lineman union joint. If it’s not done properly it’s not a proper mechanical connection.</p><p></p><p>Solder needs to be properly supported when used, if it’s not it will fail. </p><p></p><p>The easiest proper way is a crimp and heat shrink. It’s cheap, easy to use, and meets the standard.</p><p></p><p>What you do is always up to you. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLastCall, post: 446917, member: 23099"] Like Rich’s said in his original comment solder and heat shrink. This is wrong, you cannot do that it needs a mechanical connection as per ABYC standard. Yes the lineman union joint is mechanical but I have a sneaking suspicion that if somebody ask if they can splice different gauge wires together, they don’t know how to do a proper lineman union joint. If it’s not done properly it’s not a proper mechanical connection. Solder needs to be properly supported when used, if it’s not it will fail. The easiest proper way is a crimp and heat shrink. It’s cheap, easy to use, and meets the standard. What you do is always up to you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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