The wire wasn't stripped properly for the blade connector. The inner crimp should be against bare wire making for a good mechanical and electrical connection. The outer crimp is against the insulation makes a good strain relief to the inner crimp. Also, solder should not be used. It could hamper a good cross sectional contact between the wire and the blade connector. The solder can create hard edges and ridges that get in the way of a good crimp. As the current flows, the smaller cross sectional connection could create heat that could damage the wire and/or connectors. Because your use may not push much current, it may not be much of an issue. However, proper stripping and no solder make for a better crimp. Good luck on future projects.
Yeah,nI was going to comment on the same thing. It looked as if the forward crimp was soldered with them wire pointing backwards, the folded over and crimped ONTO THE INSULATION??? Just a poor crimp overall.
+Dave Brown Hey Dave, recorded this a long time ago but fairly certain I got the crimper from "futurlec". Click on hardware, should be under "crimping tools". Cheers!
He doesnt use them in Pedals, these are just for breadboard purposes. What kind of Crimper is that? ive got one too, but it doesnt fit these Spade connectors flush..
Just had to double check. Ok easiest way to find it. Type in "HT-202B" in futurlec. Or go to the crimping tool page on their website, its the first one in the list.
Are you really sure that this is called a spade connector? According to Wikipedia, it is called a blade connector. And a spade connector is one that looks like a fork. I have to admit that the blade connector looks a lot more like a spade than a spade connector does :) See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_connector#Blade_connector.
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These connectors are called spade connectors, they are the female / receptacle type.
if you feel you must solder do it AFTER crimping
@@brianmegagorgeous why after and not before
The wire wasn't stripped properly for the blade connector. The inner crimp should be against bare wire making for a good mechanical and electrical connection. The outer crimp is against the insulation makes a good strain relief to the inner crimp.
Also, solder should not be used. It could hamper a good cross sectional contact between the wire and the blade connector. The solder can create hard edges and ridges that get in the way of a good crimp. As the current flows, the smaller cross sectional connection could create heat that could damage the wire and/or connectors. Because your use may not push much current, it may not be much of an issue.
However, proper stripping and no solder make for a better crimp. Good luck on future projects.
Thanks for the insight
Yeah,nI was going to comment on the same thing. It looked as if the forward crimp was soldered with them wire pointing backwards, the folded over and crimped ONTO THE INSULATION??? Just a poor crimp overall.
I was going to say the same thing. Poor crimp. In addition the solder is also brittle so moving it can cause it to crack and fail.
Thank you - this is a very concise video and I made my first crimp like this today - beautiful!
Q: for braided wire, going into a crimped spade lug, twist, or not twist the braids?
Thanks for the strategies you have provided here.
What sort of end did you use to connect the pot lugs with?
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Nice. Fixed my arcade stick start button
does it crimp the small breadboard pins too? thanks.
Thanks man. Good of you to share your knowledge.
William Quinton No worries William thanks for watching!
I can't find a crimper like that anywhere. What are they called? I couldn't understand what you said when you say where you got them.
+Dave Brown Hey Dave, recorded this a long time ago but fairly certain I got the crimper from "futurlec". Click on hardware, should be under "crimping tools". Cheers!
He doesnt use them in Pedals, these are just for breadboard purposes.
What kind of Crimper is that?
ive got one too, but it doesnt fit these Spade connectors flush..
How do u select the crimp tool jaw size for each connector? It's via their diameter or ?
its based on the size of the connector in terms of acceptable AWG size. so one might be 20-18 AWG, the other 12-16 AWG and so on.
Thanks for the video. Making video isn't easy. Good tutorial.
+Christian Country Living Thank you Christian!
This video really helped me with modding my Hori Fighting Stick 3, so cheers mate! (:
+falcopunchhh No problem mate glad it helped!
The connector being crimped here is actually a blade receptacle. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_connector#Ring_and_spade_terminals
Just had to double check. Ok easiest way to find it. Type in "HT-202B" in futurlec. Or go to the crimping tool page on their website, its the first one in the list.
pretty sure they were from jaycar. 4.8mm is probably the same thing.
Great video, however that is not a spade connector
Thank you : )
What ... wait ... how come I'm not subscribed, I've watched stacks of yr vids. Fixed. Or if yr from NZ, fuxed.
Are you really sure that this is called a spade connector? According to Wikipedia, it is called a blade connector. And a spade connector is one that looks like a fork.
I have to admit that the blade connector looks a lot more like a spade than a spade connector does :)
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_connector#Blade_connector.
Okay, thank you.
Why do you pronounce it 'spide' connector?
Erm, you didn't crimp that correctly at all.