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Probably not what you're talking about, but everyone should know the Lineman's Splice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Union_splice https://en.wikipedia.o
by linsomniac 3y ago
Probably not what you're talking about, but everyone should know the Lineman's Splice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Union_splice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Union_splice
TL;DR: It's a method of joining two wires that won't pull apart under load; the wire will break before the splice comes apart. Add solder, trim any pointy bits, and you have a NASA approved joint.
- icameron 3y agoI'm trying this now with 20ga solid core, at least without solder it is still pulling apart even with more then 6 wraps. It could be my technique, still working on it. Thanks.
- jdmichal 3y agoLooks very similar to knots used to join fishing line, like the blood knot.
- tussa 3y agoThanks! I had this one and the Wire Wrap somehow linked in my mind but forgotten the name. Must have seen them both described on the same page a long time ago.
- linsomniac 3y agoI came very close to describing it as "two wires, end to end, with the free end wire-wrapping the opposite wire." :-)