I dissected one of the cable ends, and the contacts have 2 points in the same plane, so I'm guessing they are for stranded wire. Thats good news for me, since I have typically been shortening and repairing jumpers. I have given the container a close inspection and can't find any thing on it that specifies solid/stranded for their application. Do you know of a supplier/manufacturer that clearly indicates the intended application for their connectors?
Thanks for educating me on this issue. I was aware of solid/stranded issues on larger crimp-on terminals, but hadn't given it any thought for these connectors. Thanks again, Raymond Julian Kettle River, MN The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second. -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) On 10/18/2016 03:40 PM, Przemek Klosowski wrote: > On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 12:27 PM, rayj <raymo...@frontiernet.net> wrote: >> >> I suspect I have been using the ends for solid wire on stranded wire!! >> Do you know where I can get a quick education on which is which and how >> to tell the difference? > > There's no 'standard', but what I've seen is this: the stranded wire > contacts have a couple of sharp spikes, like a fork: they pierce the > insulation and dig in between the strands of the cable. The solid wire > contacts look like three spades in a row, sligtly offset like this: > _--_; they go through the insulation and capture the solid core > between the blades. The contacts are pretty small---1-2mm size, so you > have to look very closely. > > If you use the stranded wire contacts on a solid wire, it'll just > cut/break the core. If you use the solid contacts on stranded wire, > the clamping force might not be enough to form a gas-tight connection > because the wire is too flexible. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
