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Abstract

Electrode assemblies are provided such that a wire coil conductor is springingly secured into a tubular electrode or onto a pin without having to crimp, stake, weld, swage, or otherwise mechanically secure the wire coil electrode to the tubular electrode or pin. A simple assembly having high separation forces is provided by utilizing a wire coil electrode that, when untensioned, is either oversized with respect to the tubular electrode or is undersized with respect to the pin. Either the oversized wire coil electrode is rotated into the tubular electrode while reducing its oversized condition and placing same into a tensioned condition in order to secure it within the tubular electrode, or the undersized wire coil is rotated onto the pin in order to increase its undersized condition and simultaneously impart a tensioned condition thereto in order to springingly engage the wire coil electrode onto the pin. Enhanced securement is achieved when an adhesive is applied to the interface between the wire coil electrode and the tubular electrode or pin prior to assembly.

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First Claim