Timeline for Are there drawbacks to plastic cable connectors?
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| Jan 31, 2023 at 20:30 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @FreeMan Yeah I was just thinking of the vice-grip as a way to add mass to the part you don't want to move. I didn't think about bracing it. Think of it this way: jack up a car wheel so it can spin freely. Try removing the lugs with a ratchet - the tire just spins. But try it with an impact - comes right off! The impact is too short to get the tire spinning. | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 15:57 | comment | added | FreeMan | Huh, interesting, @KMJ. I've always used a #1 or #2 Phillips head and never had a problem with tightening down the cable clamp screws. Yes, you're right, it's the lock ring that I've struggled with. | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 15:44 | comment | added | KMJ | @FreeMan They are specifically fitted to the screws on the clamp. However I misread your comment as being about tightening down the clamp rather than the ring. | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 12:40 | comment | added | FreeMan | In what way, @KMJ? | |
| Jan 31, 2023 at 7:38 | comment | added | KMJ | @FreeMan my life got easier when I discovered Xeno screwdriver tips. | |
| Jan 30, 2023 at 21:55 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @FreeMan or put a vise-grip on the outside part just to add additional mass to it so it resists rotating in the milliseconds of the impact. | |
| Jan 30, 2023 at 20:10 | comment | added | FreeMan | The "bang a flat-blade screwdriver with a <something>" is the technique I've used. I've always had a hard time keeping the wire clamp screws aligned so I can actually reach 'em. I've never tried using one of the little wrenches, though I could see where holding the clamp part with my linesman's pliers to keep it where I want it, then turning the nut with the little wrench could be easier... Maybe I've always tried to make them too tight. | |
| Jan 30, 2023 at 18:03 | history | answered | Harper - Reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |