It doesn't crimp at all. Your "punch down" term is actually very accurate. They are insulation displacement (IDC) connectors, so the wire is just shoved down between the fork blades, which pierce the insulation and make a gas-tight connection to the stranded wire. You have to use the correct connectors for the gauge of wire you are using. I keep #22 to #26 connectors on hand, and have sometimes pushed the wire gauge on the red ones up to #18 or #16. #16 is a bit dicy though, as things start getting distorted. Putting too small a wire into one of the connectors will leave the connection open. You don't strip your wires before terminating them with these connectors. I haven't used the strain reliefs, but they are probably a good idea.
I think TE (Amp) does make a simple "T" shaped hand tool for these, but it doesn't work nearly as well or as quickly as the pistol-grip tool I got. -- Ralph ________________________________________ From: jeremy youngs [jcyoung...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 8:27 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Punch down Thank you Ralph, I found 2 and they are more spendy then the next few weeks will allow. Would you mind posting a picture of what the crimp is supposed to look like please , are the 2 petals at top folded in ? Thank you , do you use the strain reliefs as well? On Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 5:08 PM Ralph Stirling <ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu> wrote: > https://photos.app.goo.gl/vn1yeNbHFBsm9GSe7 > > This is what you want. Not cheap, but I got the crimp head and handle in > separate ebay listings. I use bags of the IDC connectors for hooking up > step motors and sensors in my lab. I use 0.1" long-tail headers to connect > the MTA100 IDC connectors together. Very handy for quick, temporary, > reusable setups. > > -- Ralph > > On Aug 7, 2018 1:00 PM, jeremy youngs <jcyoung...@gmail.com> wrote: > .1 amp # 64044 iirc > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 2:37 PM Ralph Stirling <ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu > > > wrote: > > > Is that an MTA100 or MTA156 (0.1" or 0.156" spacing)? > > > > -- Ralph > > > > On Aug 7, 2018 9:07 AM, jeremy youngs <jcyoung...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 8:27 AM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On 7 August 2018 at 14:09, jeremy youngs <jcyoung...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > < > > > > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hg2HvU06fmmGAS2EAECjnzW6PwX72aI4/view?usp=drivesdk > > > > > > > > > > Does not appear to be public. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > I believe it's fixed , sorry > > > > > atp > > > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > > > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > > > lunatics." > > > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
