Dennis Parmley Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I could use some help - what is the best way to connect my wires to the prongs of one of these bridge rectifier modules. Thanks much, truly appreciate any and all suggestions. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Michael Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Do you have soldering skills? If not, I'd get an iron and practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Parmley Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 I don't, not like my son, he has mad soldering skills. So guess soldering would be the way to go - any tips? THANKS, Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I would use solder flux on the connections before you solder. Also, I would use shrink tubing on the solder connections after you solder. Put the shrink tubing on the wires before you solder, then side the shrink tubing up on the solder connections and heat the shrink tubing with a heat gun to shrink it. This will prevent and shorting of the connections. Then I would put some silicon on the back of the bridge rectifier to hold on place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Michael Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) Tip 1: Put son to work! Tip 2: Build a dedicated line voltage DC power converter box with a permanent outlet on it. You can wire this on a board inside, with terminal strips or even something less elegant, as long was it's safe, as, it won't show. Then just plug your ~110V fans into it. Edited May 17 by Paul Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Parmley Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 Thanks for all the help. We are working on building a DC power converter box. Dennis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 8 hours ago, Dennis Parmley said: the best way to connect... ...wires to the prongs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Shirey Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) What everyone else said. Just be sure not to overheat the device when you solder it. I clip an alligator clip right next to the device as you solder each lead. I took an old school, clunky metal power strip that easily comes apart and made 2 of the 6 receptacles DC. Obviously you should clearly mark them as such. Works great because there’s an on /off switch to test fans. Or, as I like to call it, the “OH SH!7” switch Edited May 20 by Lane Shirey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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