How to connect multiple electrical wires together

Okay this may seem like a basic question. I was wondering what would be the best way to connect 8 wires to a single wire. Here's a simple diagram that shows what I'm trying to do:

Thanks!

Moderator's note: Addtional information, the question pertains to 24VDC systems.

Can you not just solder them together? If not, why not?

Terminal blocks are another solution:

Attach the wires to one side, daisy chain a wire to the other side.

Without knowing the voltages and current involved no one can really give an accurate answer.
Edit: I now see this is a 24 volt system. DC I assume?

I've usually used the terminal strips with jumpers on one side for stuff like this, as they are cheap and available. Another alternative is a buss bar.

If current is limited at the source to a safe value, most anything can work safely. But, the higher the amps that the supply is able to source, the more critical it is to have the connections be mechanically sound so as to not dislodge and touch something that can cause sparks, heat, melting wires, etc.

I've usually used the terminal strips with jumpers on one side for stuff like this, as they are cheap and available.

In vacuum tube days of the 60's we'd make a home-brew buss bar. Mount two insulated mounts , like ChemAir's terminal block, a few inches apart. Strip some #12 house wire and string it between them. Solder as many wires as you like to that.

old jim

1. Clean environment or chemically corrosive atmosphere? 2. In an electrical housing, or in the roof or wall space of a house? 3. Motor vehicle or boat, quiet or with vibration from a motor? 4. Implications of failure; Is it a survival critical circuit? 5. What forms the ground return side of the circuit? 6. What is maximum current from supply?

7. What is maximum current to anyone load?

• Nevermind, you want to connect 9 wires, not 8. Go with a terminal block solution. Just use jumpers on the line side.