Flymo

[misterboumsong]

My cable has went this morning on my flymo. On opening the switch unit I noticed the break that caused the issue. I plan to reuse the cable agter cutting back but my question is what's the name of the the small clips at the end of the cable and are they easily obtainable and finally really needed for wiring back into the switch unit

 

[ericmark]

Ferrules, I got a kit from Lidi, I would fit them backwards and cut off the plastic insulation. May be cheaper to just tin the wires with a soldering iron.

 

[Rodders53]

Ferrules but probably not essential in the repair.

Soldering flex wires in screw terminals is deprecated. Don't!

 

[misterboumsong]

Thank you all I'll. Probably strip the the cable back and try without ferrules

 

[JohnW2]

Thank you all I'll. Probably strip the the cable back and try without ferrules

If you do it 'properly', that will work fine.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

May be cheaper to just tin the wires with a soldering iron.

That is bad advice, the solder will creep under the screws pressure, potentially causing a poor, overheated connection.

 

[JohnW2]

That is bad advice, the solder will creep under the screws pressure, potentially causing a poor, overheated connection.

I say the same to everyone these days but I have to say that in the distant past I always did it (as I had been taught to), and I was never aware of any consequent problems, despite the theoretical 'risk' you mention. I have to wonder whether sold is much (if any) more likley bto 'creep' than copper?

I wonder what those who give that advice are meant to say about conductors which come 'tinned' - should they be advised to scrape the tin off before putting the conductor into a screwed terminal?