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Quick Disconnects - how hard to crimp
DeafBug:
Probably a stupid question but with the quick disconnects. How many wires can you crimp in one connector? The thought comes from daisy chaining the ground wire from the controllers.
Or is it that you must daisy chain in one stream? If so then the max is two in each connector.
darkmanx:
you just need 2 in each connector. a seperate wire goes from each connecter to the next. just strip off a little insulation and twist the 2 wires together, put em in the hole on the connecter, and crimp it. start at your ground and work out to the last switch. dont try to pre-cut wires, measure as you go. dont want em to be tight.
g = ground terminal
--- = wire
O = crimp connector
g---------O---------O---------O---------O---------O
JustMichael:
--- Quote ---Probably a stupid question but with the quick disconnects. How many wires can you crimp in one connector? The thought comes from daisy chaining the ground wire from the controllers.
Or is it that you must daisy chain in one stream? If so then the max is two in each connector.
--- End quote ---
How many wires? As many as will fit inside the quick disconnect and stay there once crimped. I used pliers to smash the crimp flat because I was using the wires from inside a scrap piece of cat5 cable. Awefully thin even when doubled up.
bowmand1:
JustMichael, that's kinda ghetto ;D why don't you just go to the handy nearby electronics store and buy a 100-ft roll of 24-gauge stranded? Active Electronics in Livonia, MI (a big canadian chain that's busting like Tim Hortons across the border) has it on sale right now for $2.49 a roll... in any colors you want! red, yellow, blue, green, black, white... even PURPLE!!!
as far as crimping tools go, I've got one made by Amp that's PERFECT for the work we're all doing. It's called the "Service Tool I", and I think it costs like 60 bucks (but my company paid for mine...yay!) it's got the quick disconnect crimpers in the crook of the tool, where you get the most leverage, with different sizes PLUS one for uninsulated... PLUS on the other side of the hinge it has the proper crimpers for DB-style connectors (serial and parallel connectors) and Molex connectors... PLUS around the hinge it has that setup where you can cut screws to the proper length by threading them in and squeezing hard.
Can't go wrong with Amp. --dave
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