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Wire keeps coming out of crimp connectors.

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TheShanMan:

Good points, but I doubt oxidation would become a problem before most of our control panels are scrapped. In other words, the lifetime of control panels probably tends to be less than the time where oxidation becomes a problem.

Sure, I can cut without damaging the wires, but it takes more care than using a stripper and therefore takes more time. I think it's a cool idea, but I don't see any practical downside to cutting and stripping in order to save some time.

MaximRecoil:


--- Quote from: TheShanMan on February 23, 2008, 09:08:34 pm ---Good points, but I doubt oxidation would become a problem before most of our control panels are scrapped. In other words, the lifetime of control panels probably tends to be less than the time where oxidation becomes a problem.
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I said as much in my last post.


--- Quote ---Sure, I can cut without damaging the wires, but it takes more care than using a stripper and therefore takes more time. I think it's a cool idea, but I don't see any practical downside to cutting and stripping in order to save some time.

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You are likely only going to do it once, and it doesn't take much, if any, extra time anyway. I simply took a long piece of wire and routed it to the first microswitch and made a sharp bend in the wire, then I went to the next and made another sharp bend, and so on. That took less than 5 minutes. Then I took the wire and sat it on the table, and cut the insulation off at each point where I made the sharp bends. That took about another 5 minutes. Then I crimped on all the connectors and installed the ground loop, which was probably another 5 minutes.

Guaranos:

I used crimp on connectors initially, but eventually had one work its way free.  I ended up just soldering everything, and haven't had a loose connection since.

Sir Auros:

I crimp, but next time I'm doing a ground loop, I'm going to do it all with one piece of wire. Yeah, it might take more time, but it'd be worth it for the additional secureness of the wire as well as neatness.

ChadTower:


It's a nice idea but if you crimp properly it shouldn't matter.  If you pull hard on a proper crimp the wire will snap before the crimp comes loose.

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