Hi,

I have a set of DMM offset nuts.

The aluminum nuts constantly creep up the wire. Someone recommended I use silicone as a bonding agent to hold them in place at the end of the wire. Silicone however releases large amounts of acetic acid during its curing process (something I learned from my days in working on aircraft. I don't know what the effects of acetic acid on the stainless wire or the aluminum nut would be and I don't want to find out the hard way. I think epoxy is a much more inert substance and would probably work in this application.

Does anyone know a good method for getting the nut to stay on the end of the wire?

Thanks,
Glenn

A bit of electrical tape at the base works fine. It does get torn up and needs replacing from time to time.

I think the nuts are supposed to beable to slide on the wires. I always cringe when I see someone wildly yanking out and up on the wires on the bottom of a stopper which leaves them kinked, sometimes worse than others and can make them difficult to place later. Better to push the wires through the nut then pull straight up on the wires which is exactly the direction you want to tug on the thing in the first place and will not kink your wires.

Afaik someone asked the same question on another forum and someone from dmm mentioned which glue is best.
Somehow I cand find it anymore.
I guess the easiest and best way would be a short email to:

chris@dmmwales.com

After some bigwalls mine are kinked enough from cleaning so they don't slide anymore.
But I guess that's not what you're up to.

martin

I agree with the electric tape. It allows some flex of the cable in side the nut. It does required the occasional re-do.

I used JB weld on mine. No problem any more!
Jon

Another idea: Get some clear epoxy from Home Despot, slide nut up the wire a bit, apply glue to wire ends, then slide nut back down, flush with ends. Allow to cure. Scrape off excess dried glue from end of nut with utility knife. Voila, no more slippage ..

Love my DMM alloy offsets !

I put a little bit of super glue on the cable and that worked great for a while, needs to be replaced occationally but works like a charm

whip on 'em a few times and they will stop doing that.

however there are some benes to having them slide, (makeshift draws, slinging hangerless bolts, jumpstarting a car battery, hanging a muffler, etc.)

I did the same as Rhyang. A little epoxy and I haven't had a problem yet.