Gentlemen, Adding to the point, here is a link to a drawing a manufacturer of quick disconnect tabs provides for their series that has two crimp points, one on the wire and one on the insulation.
http://tinyurl.com/3lqf8gx I have used this series specifically to satisfy one of those big agency labs that insist on two means of securement for my AC mains wiring. Regards, Scott On 7/20/2011 10:50 AM, McInturff, Gary wrote: Niels, Yes, I think it highly advisable to have a single conductor per connector and even if you can find a crimp connection that will handle multiple wires you also want to look closely at whether or not these wires require two retention methods - generally in mains wiring. You may find that the wire has to be retained both in the crimp and with a second method - other than solder - such as a another crimp around the wire insulation. The connector and tool combined make the connection all in one crimping action - but I don't know of a connector that would do that for multiple wires. You would have to use wire ties or something to join the two wires together and form the second retention method - if required. Gary -----Original Message----- From: Niels Hougaard [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 2:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] SV: Question about quick-connectors Thank you very much for the answers. The connectors in question are like those on this home page: http://www.molex.com/molex/products/family?key=quick_disconnect&channel=prod ucts&chanName=family&pageTitle=Introduction I think that it is advisable to have one connector per wire, and with connectors accepting more than one free connector there are not many reasons for not doing so. Regards, Niels Niels Hougaard Bolls Rådgivning Ved Gadekæret 11F DK-3660 Stenløse Denmark T: +45 48 18 35 66 F: +45 48 18 35 30 [email protected] www.bolls.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af John Woodgate Sendt: 15. juli 2011 18:32 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: Question about quick-connectors In message <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> , dated Fri, 15 Jul 2011, John Woodgate <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> writes: Quick-connectors are (of course) made for certain cross sectional area of wire. 'Quick connectors' is not a sufficiently definitive term. Please either explain more or give a URL to a picture (preferred). If you mean push-on connectors which crimp on to the wire, it is usually held that it is not acceptable to crimp on to more than one wire. However, there are various fixed push-on connectors that accept more than one free connector, so there should be no need to try to crimp more than one wire into one free connector. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]>
