Anyone solder wires into mains plugs?

[Steve Browning]

Seems an obvious thing to do in some respects. Does anyone do it?

 

Why shouldn't you, if there's a reason why not.

[BigRedX]

You shouldn't because the screws on the terminals don't clamp down as efficiently onto soldered wire as they do onto stranded.

 

If you are talking about actually soldering the wires in the mains cable to the contacts in the plug, then the heat required to do this would most likely also melt the conductor insulation on the mains cable.

[neepheid]

No, I've never done it and I've never even thought about doing it until you mentioned it the now.

 

Nope, still not doing it. I don't see what value it brings - the UK plug is already over engineered to the nth degree (which is why it's the best plug design on the planet - fight me).

 

Reason why not? Apart from it being completely unnecessary, it would make replacing a worn cable a bigger job than it needs to be.