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JLuckey(at)pacbell.net
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:37 pm Post subject: Good Quality Wire Terminals?

Hey Bob,



Back in the "old days" we used to use T&B Stak-on (sp?) wire terminals.  I

think I read somewhere that you recommend Amp terminals.  A couple of

questions:



1. Are Stak-ons still available?

2. Are the still considered high-quality?

3. Is Amp now the "top dog" in wire terminals?

4. IIRC, Stak-ons were not cheap, are Amp less expensive?

5. Is Thomas & Betts still around, or have they been bought-out several

times over?

Thanks

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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:49 pm Post subject: Good Quality Wire Terminals?

At 06:32 PM 1/19/2011, you wrote:

 --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Jeff Luckey" <JLuckey(at)pacbell.net>



 

 Hey Bob,



 Back in the "old days" we used to use T&B Stak-on (sp?) wire terminals.  I

 think I read somewhere that you recommend Amp terminals.  A couple of

 questions:



 1. Are Stak-ons still available?

 2. Are the still considered high-quality?

 3. Is Amp now the "top dog" in wire terminals?

 4. IIRC, Stak-ons were not cheap, are Amp less expensive?

 5. Is Thomas & Betts still around, or have they been bought-out several

 times over?



 

   I don't think any one brand is "golden" . . . for

   fat wires 8 AWG and larger, plain-vanilla bare-foot

   terminals are fine . . . and I don't think anyone makes

   a "bad" one.



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    Crimp or solder and use double-wall heat shrink

    to seal the joint and provide support for the

    smaller gages.



    For 22-10AWG wire, the AMP PIDG (pre-insulated

    diamond grip) style is recommended and made by

    many folks under Mil-T-7928, class II, type 1 and

    2. The thing to look for is the 'extra' copper

    sleeve over the wire grip barrel and under

    the insulator. 



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    In other words, avoid the 2-piece terminals

    (barefoot + insulation only).



    There's lots of brands to choose from. Be

    aware that for small quantities of various

    sizes of the PIDG, http://Digkey.com is a

    great source of about every size you'll need

    and they offer small packages of 10 pieces like:



  http://tinyurl.com/6bvzcuk 



 

   Bob . . .

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