Re: 3M Scotchlok IDC Connectors

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Nomen Nescio" <nobody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Crash Gordon said:
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| >Ever try stuffing one of those up a 3/8 recessed contact hole...sheeayah.
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| Ever try pulling jellybeans out of a 3/8" hole?  For some things, a
| staggered, soldered splice is the only way to fly.

I switched to 3/8 stubbies with screw terminals, cost a little more but the
time saved, anxiety and hand cramps was well worth it.

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| By the way, if you ever have a lot of wires to splice (and don't mind a
| little silicone grease), the ultimate weapon is a Scotchlok E-9 tool.
It's
| designed for use by telco cable splicers.  It uses cartridges of ten
| connectors, with the open end of the connector facing out:  insert wires,
| squeeze, done.  Expensive, but really cool.

My buddy has one of those...they are cool. I still like beanies better, at
least you can open them without cutting the wires or stick my meter probes
in the ends to trbl shoot a loop.

|
| - badenov
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