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tizdaz:
Hi guys,


I have some LED's that all pre-wired with resistors etc, but the wire is VERY thin & i need to connect them to an Action Electronics switch board, whats best method of doing this, like i say the LED wire is very thin so screwing this into the Switch Board terminal I don't think is wise, as it will either snap or be loose  should i just solder it onto a thicker piece of wire (such as awg 16!) ?


cheers

bfgstew:
You should never screw down onto plain bare wire, it will break, especially thin stuff. Soldering it helps but I would use bootlace ferrules, they come in all cable sizes and colours so you can colour code your wiring layout, plus it adds a professional finish to the job.


Stewart

tizdaz:
hi,


but i will still need to do something as the wire on the LED's looks like its even less than 1mm in diameter so i will need to join a thicker diameter wire onto it ?

tizdaz:
why is text so small :s


It's in keeping with the thread ..........

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ken

inertia:
I would use a small length of stripboard and solder both the thick and thin wires to it, like this:

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