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Poll: What Do Electronic Engineers Want to Know about Cabling, Wiring & Connectors

I know its hard to gain the attention of electronic engineers who get goose bumps over hearing about the fastest processor ever on the Raspberry Pi4 or the latest high-performance dual core superscalar processor running at 1.6 Ghz, and then abruptly change the conversation to talk about wiring, cabling and connectors.

 

But all electronics systems need to one degree or another some kind of wiring, cabling (for connecting sub-assemblies or system wide components), and connectors (interconnects and terminations).

 

If I have your attention, I'd like to bring you into the conversation now and ask you (as if we were sitting at a bar I frequent near my apartment in Chicago called The Globe Pub), "what do you want to know about cabling wiring and connectors." (Go ahead, take a sip from your glass of GuinnessRegistered before you answer).

 

To help you ponder your answer, check out my poll below. Or, leave a comment and tell me what what you would like to know about cabling, wiring and connectors, or, even better, share a story about the time that you wished you had known more about wiring, cabling and connectors and didn't and what happened.

 

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  • dougw
    dougw over 6 years ago +6
    Currently, I am interested in learning more about Litz wire properties and transient eddy currents. On a more mundane note I'm interested in how to choose a good crimping tool for JST connectors. (without…
  • luislabmo
    luislabmo over 6 years ago +6
    I think I'm going to the wrong pubs because I have yet to find one person that asks me about my technical interests or really understands what I'm interested on for a start. Luis
  • colporteur
    colporteur over 6 years ago +5
    Your list was so comprehensive I wanted to select more than one vote.
  • 14rhb
    14rhb over 6 years ago

    Wire to board for me - quite often a good project idea fails when I need to box it up due to lack of funds in my 'project allowance' to do it correctly using connectors. Therefore I often opt for directly soldered connections, screw terminals or the 0.1" Molex. I'm always on the look out for a good range that enables hobbyist projects to thrive whilst also providing a good specification and ease of tooling.

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  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett over 6 years ago in reply to rsc

    I wouldn't expect it to - typically Litz wire uses much thinner wire than wire wrapping wire and the individual strands have a much better copper to insulator ratio.

     

    Having said that, what were you using it for ?

     

    MK

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  • 14rhb
    14rhb over 6 years ago in reply to wolfgangfriedrich

    In the UK they are also refered to as Bootlace Ferrules. As you say they are useful for connecting wires into screw terminals - without a bootlace ferrule the screw cuts into single strands of the conductor and weakens it. The bootlace ferrule makes a stronger surface for the screw to push against and in doing so keeps the cable operating rating as intended. They are particularly useful when the connection is broken and made a few times or more. I like them because they are low-cost !

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  • wolfgangfriedrich
    wolfgangfriedrich over 6 years ago in reply to clem57

    My guess would be no. The crimp around the eraser and pencil connects the two different parts together. The wire ferrule builds a more solid entity to make a better connection in a screw terminal compared to a stranded wire.

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  • clem57
    clem57 over 6 years ago in reply to wolfgangfriedrich

    Would this be one?

     

    The metal sleeve which is crimped to hold the eraser in place on pencils...

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  • rsc
    rsc over 6 years ago in reply to michaelkellett

    Hi Michael,

    I've made Litz wire before using multiple strands of wire-wrapping wire.

    I can't say it made a difference with the project I was working on.

    Scott

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  • wolfgangfriedrich
    wolfgangfriedrich over 6 years ago

    This might fall under crimp terminals, as you need a 'crimp' tool.

    My current interest is at ferrules and their use in srcew and clamp terminals.

     

    https://lmgtfy.com/?q=ferrules&s=&qtype=search&ovr=1  image

     

    - W.

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  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett over 6 years ago

    Randall, with your style in chat up lines, do you ever get a result image

     

    Interconnects is such a big and varied thing it's very hard to pick single interest (like Sean already said.)

     

    I voted for crimp terminals because they are a problem for prototypes - it would be nice if Farnell had a guide to systems where they stock all the components and a low cost crimp tool. I'm often put off a connector when I find that the official crimp tool will cost a few hundred pounds.

     

    (Litz wire would be fun too - where can you buy it !)

     

    MK

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  • dougw
    dougw over 6 years ago

    Currently, I am interested in learning more about Litz wire properties and transient eddy currents.

    On a more mundane note I'm interested in how to choose a good crimping tool for JST connectors. (without breaking the bank)

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  • colporteur
    colporteur over 6 years ago

    Your list was so comprehensive I wanted to select more than one vote.

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