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Differences between amateur and professional wiring? |
Tdskip |
Jan 3 2020, 07:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
OK guys - we have some very talented people here and I'm hoping to bring my wiring skills up a level.
What separates amateur wiring from a pro level? One item that comes to mind - no use of Harbor Freight connectors (which I am guilt of). What else comes to mind? |
TravisNeff |
Jan 10 2020, 02:56 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Now that you have some good racheting tools and dies, the next think you need to be thoughtful of is the connector itself. The stuff you get at the auto parts store all seem to fail. I go as far as pulling of the plastic sheath, crimp the terminal so I can visually see a good connection and slide back on the sheath.
There are also types of connectors that not only crimp the exposed wire, but they have an extra tang to crimp onto the sheathing - which is more like an OEM type of connection from what I have seen. McMark posted a long time ago where he gets his terminals and they look to be excellent. |
Superhawk996 |
Jan 11 2020, 08:07 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,778 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
There are also types of connectors that not only crimp the exposed wire, but they have an extra tang to crimp onto the sheathing - which is more like an OEM type of connection from what I have seen. McMark posted a long time ago where he gets his terminals and they look to be excellent. For the previous postings that referenced the need for strain relief, the OEM connectors have built in strain relief as mentioned above. Esentially the lightly rolled end tabs capture the insulation and use that as a means to keep strain off the actual electrical connection. These are the types of crimp connectors that should be used as noted by previous post. |
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