 Multi pin connectors, help with sourcing correct type |
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| Mike Bellis |
 May 23 2013, 06:32 PM
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Resident Electrician  Group: Members Posts: 8,348 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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I don't need an insertion tool for Molex. They pop right in. I do have extraction tools for getting them out. Any other method of removal is bad...
My Molex crimp tool cost me $150 15 years ago. Still works great. There are cheaper crimp tools but most do not ratchet like the official Molex tool. Extractors are cheap. www.jameco.com sells molex stuff pretty cheap. www.mouser.com has them too. |
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| Matt Romanowski |
May 23 2013, 08:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 878 Joined: 4-January 04 From: Manchester, NH Member No.: 1,507 |
Check for the cycle limits on the connectors you are going to get. Most of the Molex are only designed for <10 cycles. By the time you purchase the crimp tool, the cost of the connectors is nothing.
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| stugray |
May 24 2013, 10:00 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
Capn,
QUOTE soldering is NOT recommended for automotive applications, Just curious why you say that. I use the standard tin plated crimp fittings and I pull the plastic sleeve thing off. Put heat shrink over the wire first. I crimp the fitting on the end of the wire. Then I use a pen propane torch to heat the terminal just enough that electronics solder will flow freely into the joint. Then heat shrink with heat gum. I did every connection in the car that way when I built the new harness. Oh, and if you use the crappy wire crimpers that most of us have a few pair of, they suck. We use the correct tool at work, and they are very pricey. The die in the tool is specific to each type of crimp, and is shaped like a tiny "heart" Stu |
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| Dave_Darling |
May 24 2013, 10:26 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,342 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Probably because most of us can't solder for s**t.
--DD |
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| Mike Bellis |
May 25 2013, 09:47 AM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,348 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ May 24 2013, 09:26 PM)  Probably because most of us can't solder for s**t. --DD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Too much heat... Too much solder... |
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