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Why 22 gage wire ? why not 14 or 18 gage?
GroovyTuesdaY:
oh man!!!! I have already begun the cutting and crimping of 22 gage wires. :( Thats the first time i have heard anyone mention anything different then 22 gage. Why isn't this a common knowlegde thing ?
how would one go about finding a bad ground wire connection after the wireing is all done and the daisy chain method is used?
g~
Hoe:
Bobroberts is talking about actual arcade machines. I mostly believe he recommends the higher guages because they're simpler to work with and are more durable- nothing to do with current. 22guage is fine. Hell, you could easily get away with 26+
If you used 14guage, it would be as thick as your arm.
Amra:
Why not 2/0 AWG? lol... If you dont know a lot about wires, then that joke prolly wasnt funny to you. ;D
Personally, I dont see a problem with using 22 Guage wire for connectors, but if you are going to use something that small, or smaller (24, 30... ) then let me give you a hint. This hint is esspecially important if you are daisychaining.
Before you crimp, put some flux on the wire, (if theres more then one, i.e. daisychaining , then twist them together) and apply solder to them, then slide them into the connector and crimp. This will eliminate the even remote possibility of a poor connection, I promise. (unless you crimp the plastic part and not the metal part)
I always apply solder to the end of the wire before any connection, be it soldered, or crimped, it strengthens the wire, and gives more surface on the connection, making it a lot more solid. That and it allows you to solder it onto the circuit board a lot faster, reducing the chance of damaging componants by heat.
skirge66:
I',m with amra, tin the wires first...takes longer but the results are worth it.
GroovyTuesdaY:
--- Quote from: Amra on May 26, 2003, 02:19:31 am ---Why not 2/0 AWG? lol... If you dont know a lot about wires, then that joke prolly wasnt funny to you. ;D
Personally, I dont see a problem with using 22 Guage wire for connectors, but if you are going to use something that small, or smaller (24, 30... ) then let me give you a hint. This hint is esspecially important if you are daisychaining.
Before you crimp, put some flux on the wire, (if theres more then one, i.e. daisychaining , then twist them together) and apply solder to them, then slide them into the connector and crimp. This will eliminate the even remote possibility of a poor connection, I promise. (unless you crimp the plastic part and not the metal part)
I always apply solder to the end of the wire before any connection, be it soldered, or crimped, it strengthens the wire, and gives more surface on the connection, making it a lot more solid. That and it allows you to solder it onto the circuit board a lot faster, reducing the chance of damaging componants by heat.
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Doesnt seem worth the time to solder and all that. If i was going to go so far as to solder why not just solder them all on to the tang or directly to the microswitch and forego all the crimping? *shrug* Just my thoughts. :)
One thing i have learned from watching some of my friends do work with wireing and such, it seems like they go through alot more work than is necessary by doing the aforementioned suggestions. Sometimes it just seems like overkill for a project like this.
I believe in the K.I.S.S. method .......KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID! lol.
g~