Easier and cheaper than what?
I do not recommend Euro-style terminal strips for small-diameter small-wire-gauge conductors. Small stranded conductors like 22-AWD are made up of even smaller conductors, typically seven strands of AWG-30 wire. The compression on the small-gauge wires tends to break the individual wire strands. If you must use a screw-down compression clamp, you should treat the ends of the wire with a very thin and very soft copper tube of very small diameter and crimped onto the wire and insulation. Unfortunately, I have no idea where you can get that sort of soft thin-wall copper tube. I have seen them used and supplied with NEUTRIK SPEAK-ON connectors that use compression clamps on the bare wire.
My own boat uses my own design for interconnecting data signal lines between devices, using 0.100-inch-spaced header connectors. I describe these in detail in my article on NMEA-0183 interfaces. See
http://continuouswave.com/whaler/refere ... A0183.htmlMy method offers many advantages. Foremost, it is a connectorized wiring, so you can easily disconnect a device without having to completely disconnect individual wires from the interconnect by unscrewing individual clamp connectors--when you remove individual wires from a terminal strip you lose the wiring arrangement. Second, it is very inexpensive. The cost for one header connector and five contacts is $0.81--less than a dollar. Third, there is minimal strain on the small wires; the crimps in the socket connectors hold on to both the wire and its insulation, improving the strength.
If you can't come up with a something better--which I think I have--then the small European terminal strip is functional, but watch for breakage of the wire strands, particularly if the clamp is over-tightened.
Note that most of these Euro-style terminal strips are designed for AWG-22 wire as the smallest gauge. Here is a link to a vendor that sells these in small quantities:
http://www.mouser.com/search/ProductDet ... 39100-0904If you order the Weidmeller product, try the COMPRESSION PLATE option to prevent wire damage. Note they are for AWG-22 conductors at a minimum.
For any compression clamp terminal strip, fasten the wire bundle in place with a nylon clamp so there is no movement of the wires, and keep all strain off the individual wires at the terminal stip.