Uff, thanks for teaching. Just found out, that i've only found the *unwrapping Tools at Work. Tried to do it with the unwrapping Tools, result wasn't great... At least i haven't needed it yet. But we have still a lot of specialized WireWrap-Connectors, eg. for DIL/DIP IC's... (These have much longer legs/pins, with a lenght of about 1inch/2.54cm...
My experience with wire wrapping is not the best. I worked 40 years as a telecom field technician. And in our Main Distribution Frame (28,000 lines) there was a time the MDF was equipped with wire wrapping connections. But for this function, wire wrapping is not the best solution. It was far too sensitive to electrical short circuits. In itself it is a good system, but not for systems that require continuous change (sometime on daily base). For example, in the telecom sector for new connections, relocation of lines, etc. As shown in the video, wires quickly break off during the unwrapping process and if this happens in a bundle of hundreds-thousends of lines, it becomes extremely difficult to remove the broken piece. With a fine pin trying to remove te broken wire was not so easy in such bundels of so many wires, and during this procedure you make constantly schortings with other lines. Imagine you a panel with connections as schown her in the video buth with 1000 lines = 2000 pins al connected with a wire and hou have to unwrap a line. You become dizzly by al these pins so close to another and covered with dozens of other wires. I was very happy the day our wire wrapping MDF was changed by a system of Siemens punch-blocs, but i still own my wrapping and unwrapping tool. Even weil i am retired now for many years. You never now one day maybe it can be helpfully .
Thank you for a clear, concise, and real world example of how wire wrapping is done.
Simple and interesting video without unnecessary bells and whistles. Thank you! :)
I was never a big fan, but 40 years ago there were factory wired products made this way!
That just Gave me a Flashback with the OK Hand Squeeze Gun Wire Wrapper.. ( Try and Wrap a Common Ground every other PIN.. )
Uff, thanks for teaching. Just found out, that i've only found the *unwrapping Tools at Work.
Tried to do it with the unwrapping Tools, result wasn't great...
At least i haven't needed it yet. But we have still a lot of specialized WireWrap-Connectors, eg. for DIL/DIP IC's... (These have much longer legs/pins, with a lenght of about 1inch/2.54cm...
Great video. Thanks!
great video !
My experience with wire wrapping is not the best. I worked 40 years as a telecom field technician. And in our Main Distribution Frame (28,000 lines) there was a time the MDF was equipped with wire wrapping connections. But for this function, wire wrapping is not the best solution. It was far too sensitive to electrical short circuits. In itself it is a good system, but not for systems that require continuous change (sometime on daily base). For example, in the telecom sector for new connections, relocation of lines, etc. As shown in the video, wires quickly break off during the unwrapping process and if this happens in a bundle of hundreds-thousends of lines, it becomes extremely difficult to remove the broken piece. With a fine pin trying to remove te broken wire was not so easy in such bundels of so many wires, and during this procedure you make constantly schortings with other lines. Imagine you a panel with connections as schown her in the video buth with 1000 lines = 2000 pins al connected with a wire and hou have to unwrap a line. You become dizzly by al these pins so close to another and covered with dozens of other wires.
I was very happy the day our wire wrapping MDF was changed by a system of Siemens punch-blocs, but i still own my wrapping and unwrapping tool. Even weil i am retired now for many years. You never now one day maybe it can be helpfully .