Huh. Fascinating. My solder-and-carefully-fold method takes about 5 minutes
per pin (yeah, I know, right?).

How do the ferrules work? Just slide it over the wire and crimp the whole
mass together, or are you describing a replacement for the springy peg?

It would be a little more clear if you could show me which ferrule you use.

Thanks for the tip, I think you just saved me many, many hours.






On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Jerry Biehler <[email protected]>
wrote:

> If you use molex or jst connectors do yourself a favor and buy the
> crimper, it is only $50 and it makes a world of difference. I have one and
> would never do crimp on connections without one. It is the only way to get
> secure connections. Some people use needle nose pliers to flatten the
> prongs but they do not hold well.
>
>
> http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Molex/63811-1000/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMuHCD5%2fnvq3PpRZSrWP3mMXp1hDGU5o8bw%3d
>
> Don't solder the ends if wires if you can avoid it. Use ferrules. I get
> mine from:
>
> http://www.ferrulesdirect.com
>
> I just ordered a set for work. Soldering causes a stress point on the wire
> which can cause it to break there first in a vibration situation.
>
> -Jerry
>
> On Aug 28, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Peter Torelli <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Nope, no special crimper, just a steady hand.
>
> Anything bigger than 22g wire is a little snug though, the pins are small.
> I strip ~1/8" and solder it to the inner tab and then fold the outer tabs
> for strain relief. It's a bit time consuming.
>
> Here's a diagram, looks like they go up to 22 circuits (pins):
>
> http://www.molex.com/pdm_docs/sd/022012185_sd.pdf
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 6:26 PM, David Madden <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 8/28/14, 6:22 PM, Peter Torelli wrote:
>> > The locking male connector is 2.54mm, .1"
>> > pitch, and the female connector requires soldering two small, springy
>> pegs
>> > that snap into the plastic housing (and can be removed).
>>
>> Hmmm, those are pretty nice.  I sort of thought all those connectors
>> required expensive crimping tools or whatever, but if you can solder the
>> ends, they might work.
>>
>> Will check Hirose and JST too.
>>
>> Thanks!
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