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Cut in cable connection for 12V (in car)

  • 07-06-2013 8:14am
    #1
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭


    What's the name of cable (or wire) connector that cuts into existing cable with a small copper blade. The blade stays in place and provides connection to a new cable. plastic shell around it provides isolation. I need to buy it, but I have no idea what's the name for it...
    red - existing cable, orange - new cable, green plastic shell
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Comments

  • #2
    Cheensbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Cheensbo


    A wire splice?

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTveFRBJYUbPoGTBWZH8dTHOd0kWD84ZRGs-x7Lr1lhyONopLAn


  • #3
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    YES!!! Thank you!


  • #4
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,186 ✭✭✭cletus


    One of these
    http://reviews.halfords.com/4028/185553/reviews.htm

    to separate the wire, then solder the joining wire in place might give a better connection


  • #5
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    True, but I'm connecting a small load (bluetooth transmitter), so that splice is enough.

    Thanks!


  • #6
    Xantia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭Xantia


    By the way you don't bare the wire of insulation, the connectors themselves do that as they are 'insulation displacement connectors'


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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Scotchloks.

    They're useless though.


  • #8
    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,261 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    Don't tell my mini that colm.
    The thing is full of them..........:)


  • #9
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    Aftermath: I removed one of those things from the cable and now I'm going to solder all cables. It wasn't cutting through the isolation to the copper as I expected - it was _crushing_ the isolation and breaking part of the copper because the "blade" wasn't really a blade (edge width = approx. 1 mm). Avoid at all cost!


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    PrzemoF wrote: »
    Aftermath: I removed one of those things from the cable and now I'm going to solder all cables. It wasn't cutting through the isolation to the copper as I expected - it was _crushing_ the isolation and breaking part of the copper because the "blade" wasn't really a blade (edge width = approx. 1 mm). Avoid at all cost!

    Ya, they're absolutely crap. Solder and heat shrink all the way. If this isin't possible, the next best things are crimp connectors.



    crimpl_64.jpg


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