We rarely use ferrules ....If the wires are moved allot they will break....There are different types of terminal blocks which can help...Deep recess ones like Phoenix Contacts hold up well... Good quality wire is also important...cuts are key...Make sure all strands are intact and not nicked...A simple twist is all that is needed. I will share part numbers tomorrow.
On Apr 2, 2017 6:15 PM, "Forrest Christian (List Account)" < [email protected]> wrote: > Question for Jaime or anyone else who has an opinion.... > > I'm in the process of getting the wire harnesses put together for the > automatic test equipment in the manufacturing plant. These are the cables > which go from the test equipment to the actual connectors on our products. > > I have two scenarios I need to figure out a more reliable termination for: > > The first is how best to terminate into a removable terminal block. This > termination would be permanent, but the terminal would end up plugged in > and removed a lot of times. In the past I've just terminated the wire to > the block and potted the whole thing with an adhesive. Works mostly. > Until the adhesive comes off the block or the block itself fails. At which > point you start over on the cable. > > I'm wondering if using crimp ferrules on the wire and terminating the wire > in the terminal block normally would be more or less robust. Having not > used ferrules for a long time, I'm not sure if these will handle the type > of abuse one would expect in this application... Ie repeated motion of the > removable terminal block as it is inserted or removed. > > The second application is where I have a fixed terminal block and need to > a harness which will survive multiple terminations to said blocks. I.e. > we have to hook up each product we manufacture to this harness. I'm not > sure if a typical ferrule will survive repeated terminations or if there's > a better option here as well. > > Any opinions on the above would be helpful >
