Terminals on studs: Four and no more
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Chris Bryant wrote:OnaQuest wrote:Chris Bryant wrote:OnaQuest wrote:Chris Bryant wrote:Say what?
One thing to keep in mind- the bolt itself is not meant to be current carrying- it is simply to mechanically affix the terminal to the base. Using the bolt to carry current would mean using the threads to carry current- and that brings all sorts of problems.
I thought that was pretty self explanatory...
I guess bus bars like the one RoyB showed, with multiple studs, are no good then?? Your comment is meaningless. I can't even imagine a connection where the stud (bolt) threads are the only current path.
Easy- run a nut up a bolt, then a terminal, then another nut- see the isolator in this thread- bad practice.
Not something many think about, but I do.
If that's the way you would do it, just to prove a point, so be it, BUT that's not the way it was designed to be done. My statement stands that there are no connectors designed to use ONLY the threads for contact.
However, your concern that the threads cannot be tightened enough to provide an electrical connection that would be as, or more, reliable than simple compression of the terminal between nut and base, is ludicrous.
