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#65 Electrical

Extending the cable

If the cable or insulation is badly Use a standard soldering iron (2),

damaged and you have to cut a version with temperature con-

away a large length, you will trol (3) is nice, but they are more
have to make an extension. It is expensive. They are used in elec-

important that the extension has tronics where semiconductors

the same color code as the cable or integrated circuits need to be

to which it is attached. If you soldered with thermal control to
have to make a diagnosis later prevent them from burning. To

(or someone else), it is easy if the solder these types of cables to-

original color codes are kept. gether, a temperature control is
a superfluous luxury.

Strip both cable ends as shown

in the picture. One cable may be
stripped of slightly more insula-

tion. The latter can be twisted

around the shortest (picture be-
low) so that they stick together

tightly. This gives a good basis to

solder both cables together.

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