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Stupid question (maybe) about quick connects
Jae200:
I'm using quick connects to wire up my control panel and had a question about them since I've never used them before. Theres a round red plastic piece on top of the quick connect and a hole at the end.. The wire goes through this end? But on the other, metal end, there are 2 curved circular metal pieces, do the wires need to go through one or both of these then crimed down onto the connector on the switch? Like I said, maybe a stupid question but this is the first time I've done anything like this. Thanks.
allroy1975:
no, just crip the red end where you fed the wire into. There's metal inside there that gets crushed down to pinch the wire and that's how you get your connectivity.
Allroy
Fozzy The Bear:
Like he said!! just crimp the wire into the back end of the connector... Use a proper crimp tool and the connection will be pretty permanent.
The other end just pushes onto the connector on the switch. You definitely don't want to crimp it onto the switch. The whole point of the quick connects is that they allow you to take the wires off the switch easily when you want to change out a microswitch or move something around.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
Jae200:
Thank you. :) I was wondering because I ordered a wiring kit and connects with my encoder and the connects seem pretty loose on the switch and was wondering how that would work. Thanks for the info.
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: Jae200 on February 09, 2006, 12:13:27 pm ---Thank you. :) I was wondering because I ordered a wiring kit and connects with my encoder and the connects seem pretty loose on the switch and was wondering how that would work. Thanks for the info.
--- End quote ---
Yeah... Quick connects come in several sizes... you might want to check that you got the right size for the connectors on your switches.
If they're only a little bit over size then you just need to use a pair of pliers on them to squash then in a little bit before you push them on the switch. They do vary a bit..... Be carful not to squash them too much though because they're a devil to open up again.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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