Indeed. These are the 'permanent' type. I have to admit to struggling a bit these days with the crimping process (my age, no doubt). I wonder if there 's a civilised alternative to those clumping great ratchet thingies you hav e to be Popeye to close fully? I know there are hydraulic types available f or thicker cables, but it would be nifty if something similar were obtainab le for the red/blue/yellow standard as well.
Unless you put isolating switches on both sides of the connectors, thus preventing a risk of shock when breaking the earth circuit ;-).
AB
On Sunday 11 August 2013 23:36 snipped-for-privacy@virgin.net wrote in uk.d-i-y:
Why are you using bullet connectors anyway? Did you not have any barrel crimps?
A couple of lengths of appropriately sized tubing to fit over the end of the handles of the ratchet crimper and extend them a few inches would do the trick.
Well seeing that there are some reading this who -might- think that this is OK will do it on a permanent system with a none to good outcome if it goes wrong.
Yes, if you --Know--- what you are doing and under some circumstances then you can do that, but at a risk of encouraging some to do it who might think its OK on a longer term permanent basis .. then best not...
Yeah, loads of them. But this was just a temporary lash-up to see if the motor functioned, so I took no trouble over cable routing.
Would something like this be a better for testing?
(First hit on google, not necessarily the cheapest/best supplier)
Not exactly three phase though is it? ;-)
Then glue two together then ;-)
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