On Monday, 12 August 2013 01:55:37 UTC+2, John Rumm wrote:
On 11/08/2013 21:34, Tim Watts wrote:

On Sunday 11 August 2013 20:30 steve wrote in uk.d-i-y:



On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 20:13:29 +0100, Tim Watts wrote:



On Sunday 11 August 2013 18:47 wrote in

uk.d-i-y:



On Sunday, 11 August 2013 18:05:32 UTC+2, Tim Watts wrote:



I do not see any probem with properly made crimps - a proper crimp

will NOT



pull apart. It may pull apart if you use a crap halfords set of

"scissor"



crimps though.



Er, bullet connectors are *supposed* to be pull-apartable and I'm

concerned they may do so accidentally thereby disconnecting the earth.





One you get to main earth connections, likelihood is you will be out

of



standard insulated crimps and into larger uninsulated crimps.







What is the conductor size and what type of earth are you proposing to



crimp?



230V motor grounding, 2.5mm^2 x-section earth wire. For the purposes of

this temporary lash-up, I'm using the blue connectors. They ARE crimped

properly, but It just doesn't seem right somehow to make this

arrangement permanent.



There is no problem at all with what you are doing.



Well done crimps are better than screw terminals and you'd use those

wouldn't you?



Either screws or crimped... all a bit academic if the bullet connector

has been parted...!



I shoudl clarify that I mean "crimped barrel connectors" NOT any sort of

easily seperated connector.



For the avoidance of doubt:



http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...:BlueCrimp.jpg


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 have to be Popeye to close fully? I know there are hydraulic types available for thicker cables, but it would be nifty if something similar were obtainable for the red/blue/yellow standard as well.