Wire wrap

[jspierre]

When you connect the wires to the posts on the socket, do you wrap them clockwise or counter-clockwise?

Too many times, I've wrapped the wire - one way or another - and just about when I'm putting the final turn on the post screw, the wire snaps off. This is maddening to no end.

Any suggestions?

[oiuyt]

I wrap clockwise. Tightening the post down will tend to pull the wire onto the post rather than turning it off.

How much wire are you wrapping? You only want enough to go around once. If the wraps become overlapped the wire can cut itself (generally right when you have it about fully tightened).

-B :)

[jspierre]

Thanks. That's very helpful. But when I buy new blades, often the come with a long length of the wire exposed. I've been inclined to keep the length and try and wrap the entire amount around the post. But it does often happen that the wire gets broken, just as you say. I'll try cutting the stipped end down to get only one wrap around.

Not sure if you've noticed, but the PBT socket is clever in the sense that there are no screws with resessed nuts to tighted the metal tang to the plastic socket, and the post has a smooth top above the tread rather than a fully threaded post with a washer (like the Allstar socket).

[DHCJr]

Rather than cut, wrap it around once around as was posted before. Tighten the nuts and then just break it off. You will appreciate that the wire is very fragile. Cutting it and then trying to wrap the shortened wire is much more difficult. This will also break it off right at the edge with no overhang.

Another suggestion is to go under the washer and not on top and place it so the edge of the spaghetti tubing is also under the washer to act as a strain relief. The tubing is much stronger than the wire.

[DamedEscrime]

Wrap in the direction the the screw turns to tighten....no problem.