I am re-wiring my AR speakers and can't figure out the crimp connectors I need as their sizing nonmenclature is a mystery to me. The tabs on the drivers are 5.2 mm wide and need to accommodate one 18 gauge wire. The original trim pots were corroded so I got aftermarket ones suggested on the AR forum, which require a resistor between tabs B and 2. The tabs on the new pots are 4 mm wide, but they need to accommodate what amounts to three 18g wires. I have found 4 mm connectors, but they will hardly accommodate even one 18 ga. wire. Can anyone help me out with a source or two for these two crimp connectors? Thanks.
First of all, the connectors you are discussing cannor be crimped with a giant wire-stripper crimp tool. Those only work for insulated connectors, or large bare connectors. You need this: Amazon.com, 58BM+720PCS Kit.
To use a crimp tool, you put the connector in the correct sized channel. Part of the crimp terminal holds the bare end of the wire, and the outer wings crimp down on the insulation, for straiin relief. Please take no offense if you already know this.
The handles have a ratcheting action. You insert your crimp terminal into the correct size channel, up to the secondary wings that crimp onto the wire insulation. Those stop the terminal from falling through the other side when you insert the wire to to be crimped inside the terminal. Before you insert the wire, gently close the jaws to hold the terminal in place, so it doesn't fall out.
Insert the stripped part of the wire into the primary crimp wings on the terminal, inside the crimp channel. Before you do anything, get a feel for the ratchet. You can release it at any point. So, learn how to release the ratchet.
It's only purpose it to hold the jaws gently against the terminal, so you have a free hand to insert the wire and hold it in place. Do the first crimp on the bare wire. Open the jaws a bit, and slide the terminal further into the channel, and crimp the secondary crimp wings on the wire insulation. Don't get medieval on the crimp tool, or you'll crush the wire, and the terminal will fall off..
For your problem putting 3 18awg in one terminal, crimp a 18awg pig tail on a terminal, and connect the wires to it. You can solder them, use a wire nut, or tape.
You can find the terminals in the parts kit that comes with the crimp tool I pasted from Amazon.. i know you can do this. If you need other crimp terminals, you can look on Digikey, Mouser, Newark, etc, under 'crimp terminals'.
To use a crimp tool, you put the connector in the correct sized channel. Part of the crimp terminal holds the bare end of the wire, and the outer wings crimp down on the insulation, for straiin relief. Please take no offense if you already know this.
The handles have a ratcheting action. You insert your crimp terminal into the correct size channel, up to the secondary wings that crimp onto the wire insulation. Those stop the terminal from falling through the other side when you insert the wire to to be crimped inside the terminal. Before you insert the wire, gently close the jaws to hold the terminal in place, so it doesn't fall out.
Insert the stripped part of the wire into the primary crimp wings on the terminal, inside the crimp channel. Before you do anything, get a feel for the ratchet. You can release it at any point. So, learn how to release the ratchet.
It's only purpose it to hold the jaws gently against the terminal, so you have a free hand to insert the wire and hold it in place. Do the first crimp on the bare wire. Open the jaws a bit, and slide the terminal further into the channel, and crimp the secondary crimp wings on the wire insulation. Don't get medieval on the crimp tool, or you'll crush the wire, and the terminal will fall off..
For your problem putting 3 18awg in one terminal, crimp a 18awg pig tail on a terminal, and connect the wires to it. You can solder them, use a wire nut, or tape.
You can find the terminals in the parts kit that comes with the crimp tool I pasted from Amazon.. i know you can do this. If you need other crimp terminals, you can look on Digikey, Mouser, Newark, etc, under 'crimp terminals'.
Thanks for the response, alligatorblues. I kinda see how this works, but it seems to lack the female end to connect to the driver tabs. What am I missing?
5.2mm crimp connectors is 0.205 inch, you can find 4mm and 5.2mm (0.205") crimp connectors at Amazon.com and many site, just google it.
To connect 3 18awg wire to one 4mm tab, my suggestion is use a 3 in 1 out lever connector.
https://www.amazon.com/XALXMAW
To connect 3 18awg wire to one 4mm tab, my suggestion is use a 3 in 1 out lever connector.
https://www.amazon.com/XALXMAW
Female crimp terminals are the most common. Are you referring to the kit on Amazon? If they're not in the kit, measure the male part, and do a parametric search on Digikey.com. They about $0.04ea. I'd start with Molex brand, because it makes the widest variety of general use crimp terminals.
I needed to rewire the power inlet and transformer assembly on a Fluke 732B DC Voltage Standard. It took me about 15 minutes to find crimp terminals on Digikey. And these were weird sized. You'll just have to hunt them down. If they're 1/4", you'll have no problem.