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  1. Kabelsalat

    does it exists better "Third Helping Hands" tool for fine adjustments ?

    I recently have made some rs485 cables, where i just put regular smd end resistors in between the data pairs or a standard cat5e cable. This works well, however I do struggle a bit with the precision of the tools I currently have. Since I prefer to not hold the wire down against a metal plate...
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    Knipex 975309 and issues with the smallest wire ferrules

    This is a tool that I have in my toolbox at work. However, the for smallest wire ferrules (21 AWG / 0,25mm² and smaller), the crimp just doesn't give enough force to make the ferrule tight, so it slips - even if the wire size is a perfect match to the ferrule. I have a colleague that have a...
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    Wire splice terminals ferrule crimp connectors - soft metal issue

    I've recently just got this set of crimping connectors from Ebay <link>. Have a look at image 2 on that page. I have a Knipex multicrimp tool with a proper tool that put marks just like in the picture and the wire used also fit into that crimp connector. However, in practice it turns out that...
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    Making ATX terminal block interface - advice regarding cooling (crimp only)

    I recently made a simple ATX bus bar interface using two 9 pin terminal block <ebay-link>. This works well. I used soldering, a non-conductive stiff plate as a holder and 1mm² (some of the terminals I used two in parallel for better load balancing) Al wire. This works great. However I'm...
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    How about hot steam for unsoldering (more effective than heat gun?)

    So today was a nice day, 10 degrees and a little windy. If it was a little warmer, the condition for de-soldering using heat gun would be perfect. Ok, so this is about method for mass-disconnecting most or all components on a pcb board. Still testing out for finding best methods (today about...
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    Got loads of pluggable terminal blocks (from wasted equipment) - ideas on how to utilize

    Hi guys. From work, I have collected a huge box of leftover so called "pluggable Terminals Blocks with Screws". Range from 3 to 10+ terminals per block. However - the rest of the equipment is trashed, including the other part (PCB mounted) of the blocks. Now - since the PCB part of the...
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    14 pin Relay socket from 1970's - want help to map out wire terminals

    Hi. Where I work, there are a facility that was made in the 1960's and that is still in use. It has being upgraded several times and I believe there was a massive upgrade in late 70's - at least according to wiring diagrams. During a repair job on this facility I faced a problem (partly due to...
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    How to redraw if a drawing have legal limitations ?

    Hi. Not sure if heading make sense, here is the full explanation: At work, I have oversight over several facilities that is remote controlled. Some of those are dated back to the 70's, and changes are done since then. I do have the wiring diagram for those units (in paper format), and I'm...
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    Nissan X-trail 2002 - Air conditioner fan occationally won't run

    Hi forum. Hope this question is within the scope of discussions. Anyway - Today, there was very high humidity together with decreasing temperature (laying around or just below freezing point), and at a point, the air conditioner fan just did not start up when I started my car. After about ten...
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    Proper method to disconnect cable lugs

    Hi. Today I was trying to save the power switch from a electrical owen. The power switch had 6 contacts, each had a flat cable lug mounted. Problem was - I had to use force in order to pull the cable lugs off, and when I pulled off the last one - the contact point on the switch broke off...
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