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08-16-2004, 12:10 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| Soldering
This is to the armorers here on the board.......is it legal to solder the wires to the plug thingie in epee? What about foil? If it IS legal, does anyone have tips on how to do it? | 
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08-16-2004, 05:17 PM
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#2 | | Armorer
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| It used to be illegal and even then if a wire was a little short, like crushed by a handle and there was only 1/4", an Armorer would just solder on a extra piece and cover it up with spagetti. No harm, no foul.
What the rules stated for Epee only was the wire had to go DIRECTLY from the connector to the contact. That rule has been dropped.
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08-17-2004, 05:51 AM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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| Do you mean the inside guard socket?
If so, why would you want to solder the wire on?
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08-17-2004, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by suregrip If it IS legal, does anyone have tips on how to do it? | Do a google search, there are most likely plenty of sites with images to help, or look for a post I made earlier.
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08-18-2004, 10:34 AM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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| if i understand correctly, i guess it would be legal but, if the wire were to break, i'd hate to have to fix up the whole mess if the wire is soldered onto the fixture. It'd be more of a hassle IMO. | |
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08-18-2004, 11:30 AM
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#6 | | Senior Member
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| Well, I guess what I'm wondering is........is it OK to solder to the joints in epee where the wires would normally be tightened down with the nut? | |
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08-18-2004, 11:34 AM
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| I am pretty sure yet.. But.. It would be difficult to fix.. When you have to do a re wire... So unless its absolutly necassary.. I would avoid it.. But i don;t know the real rules for certain... | |
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08-19-2004, 06:09 AM
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#8 | | Senior Member
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| Suregrip - there is nothing in the rules that specifies how the wires should or should not be connected to the socket. So yes you could. But I can see no advantage.
If you do solder it, the only practicle way is to use solder tags (like a washer with a small lug on the side to which to attatch the wire) and then screw these into the terminals on the socket.
To try to do it any other way will mean either completely dissasembling the socket, using a powerful soldering iron to heat the terminal enough for a good solder joint, and then re-assembling the socket VERY careful so you don't break the joint. If you didn't disassemble the socket you run the risk of melting the plastic components.
Hope that helps.
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