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HjaltiVignis
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 Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:58 am Post subject: Cable connectors, any purpose? |
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Hey all.
So one question, maybe a stupid one but in my mind I cant see why one would use this connector insted of having a straight wire run the whole way. Doin some wiring cleanup in the trunk and have three or four of theese and I just cant see the purpose of them, other than you dont have to replace the whole wire if something goes bad.
Can someone tell me otherwise and a reason why I whould not get rid of them? |
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Cable connectors, any purpose? |
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- Access to the signal for troubleshooting.
- Ease of production line assembly.
- Ease of disconnection when performing service or repairs.
If you use a factory-style double crimper, and perhaps latching female tabs on one side, they last forever, give you the above advantages, and have no signal loss.
That photo looks like "2-on-2" style where the sides are connected together inside. Other similar connectors are electrically independent but paired inside the protective plastic. Choose wisely, grasshopper.
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HjaltiVignis
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Cable connectors, any purpose? |
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| KTPhil wrote: |
- Access to the signal for troubleshooting.
- Ease of production line assembly.
- Ease of disconnection when performing service or repairs.
If you use a factory-style double crimper, and perhaps latching female tabs on one side, they last forever, give you the above advantages, and have no signal loss.
That photo looks like "2-on-2" style where the sides are connected together inside. Other similar connectors are electrically independent but paired inside the protective plastic. Choose wisely, grasshopper. |
That was my guess exactly, they are not connected on the inside so my initial guess was right, so in my cleanup process I will solder them together and use a heatshrink tubes. To get a signal nowadays if troubleshooting is needed, we have way more tools and equipment so that will never be a problem. |
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runamoc
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Cable connectors, any purpose? |
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the 4 way ones , as shown, are like a wire nut. It is used to connect 4 wires together. Used in connecting all of the turn signal wires for one side together as an example.
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Maddel
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| Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:03 am Post subject: Re: Cable connectors, any purpose? |
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| HjaltiVignis wrote: |
| ... so in my cleanup process I will solder them together and use a heatshrink tubes ... |
You may regret this if you have to remove the steering column for some reason in the future. |
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HjaltiVignis
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| Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: Cable connectors, any purpose? |
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| Maddel wrote: |
| HjaltiVignis wrote: |
| ... so in my cleanup process I will solder them together and use a heatshrink tubes ... |
You may regret this if you have to remove the steering column for some reason in the future. |
Yeah, I went through all of them and decided to leave as is. In German engineering we trust. |
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