[sdiy] Molex connectors

[Peter Grenader]

Hey...I tried it without the right one...once.  My cats took for the hills
in about 4 minutes I got so miffed.  LIfe it too short.

As they say:

What's cheaper:  a Molex crimping tool or a divorce attorney.

HA!

Seb Francis wrote:

> True, it would be easier to use the proper crimp tool ;-)
> 
> I was just pointing out that it is not required (e.g. if you are only making
> up a few connectors).
> 
> Seb
> 
> 
> Peter Grenader wrote:
> 
>> Seb Francis wrote:
>> 
>>> Important* is to run a bit of solder into the crimped connection (not too
>>> much
>>> solder though or the springy contact bit on the end won't spring properly)
>> 
>> A suggestion: For 14 bucks, you buy a crimper and all this work can be
>> avoided!!!  Tin the wire as usual, put the pin in the tool, insert the
>> tinned wire into the pin, push.  Bang -->ZOOM.
>> 
>> a key though to all is to remember only the second (closest to terminal) end
>> of the pin wraps actually get the wire.  the first one, furthest out to the
>> end of opposite end of the connector with the larger diameter, is designed
>> so that crimp goes around the unstripped casing of the wire.  this is what
>> gives you the hold.
>> 
>> -P
>