I just use solder and tiny heat shrink tubes. Waterproof crimp-on splices are very good and I used thouse on my sailboat for wires that were submerged in saltwater in the bilge. But a 3D printer lives indoors so solder and a shrink tube for insolation and strain relief should work.
On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 6:53 AM Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings all; > > I am converting a Creatlity CR10-S Pro v2 3d printer to a 350C capable > volcano version of the E3D V6 hot end. > > Which means I have quite a slew of stuff to splice, probably in that box > of the left end of the X carriage. But generally, insulated splices have > not shrunk in 65 years. > > I have one of those 4 jaw crimping tools that goes down to quite small > stuff but I think its made for teeny gage bare tubing like Hilichi stuff > and would probably pierce the jacket on this splice: > > < > https://www.ebay.com/itm/390629743508?_trkparms=aid%3D1110002%26algo%3DSPLICE.SOI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D233198%26meid%3D80b5051cdfab468899d391b72c2e417d%26pid%3D101196%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D290952356482%26itm%3D390629743508%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DPromotedSellersOtherItemsV2WithMLRv3&_trksid=p2047675.c101196.m2219&amdata=cksum%3A39062974350880b5051cdfab468899d391b72c2e417d%7Cenc%3AAQAGAAABACtrZQ7uyU6NyRWMuc0OogoSa%252FUIDys%252F02w7jR10vOAtqMWPMvUBy6zzURpE8MjiCMTi6DgxxzvpD7iVSzJu8kvcZJZt4or%252Fa0xNRt86VxZQtHfiTjHy6BuxnZxXAupqTuSeGfkfcGVmv1BN3DUXQpudR31aCwMHJdRFc4KK5umNoYX1Ip1n21fqZ7jd%252BVYvIrJuQIfgC98ZJV0GBU4TuPrvS1gwa%252BI11X3QC4%252FWTmwG0LllfLTLnPvFBZEO%252BSS9flJVcF92B%252FQCGx6tngkE0upULNQnwWhgdiAVwZF8jbFqfEnkhcoe8z6zcTb7J2Vx2HAtRivwV3%252FZjJ%252BBXO9NDkM%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2047675&epid=1751148278 > > > > So what crimp tool would serve to do a fine job of crimping that > connector while leaving the insulation intact? > > If you know of an even smaller splice, and the tool for it, I'd sure > appreciate being advised. > > Thank you. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
