PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-589
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 589
DECEMBER 2001
PS 589
11
PS 589
DEC 01
10
Before you use
the connectors,
though, here’s
how to make
connecting a
little easier…
double connectors
for
12 awg
wire go
like this!
here’s how the
14
awg
Double connec-
tors are made!
and finally, here’s
the
16 AWG
Double
connection!
here’s how the
12
awg
single connectors
go together
and here’s the
14 AWG
Single
connection!
this is how the
16
awg
single connection
is made!
•
Match the parts with the wire (12, 14 or 16 AWG wire).
•
Use washer, NSN 5310-00-298-8903, instead of plastic sleeve, NSN 5970-00-
833-8562, when working with 12 AWG wire.
•
Use the two types of male shells (ribbed and plain) to identify the positive (+) and
negative (-) hookups on polarized units. For instance, always use ribbed for positive
and plain for negative—or vice-versa.
•
Never mash down on the rubber shells to get a good connection. You’ll just man-
gle the female connector and make it tougher to get a connection.
•
Distinguish between the two types of female connectors—crimp-on and solder.
The connector with a solid sleeve gets crimped on the wire. With the other type, you
bend the larger tabs around the insulated part of the wire and the smaller tabs around
the bare wire. Then add a dab of solder.
You can use either type of connector with 14 or 16 AWG wire. But for 12 AWG
wire, the crimped version is better. If you use the solder type, the large tabs can’t be
used to latch onto the insulation because the small washer must be used. The wash-
er goes between the insulation and the terminal. Peel off the insulation, slip on the
washer and add the terminal. Bend over the tabs and solder on the terminal.
•
Use a dab of silicone compound, NSN 6850-00-880-7616, to make hookups eas-
ier. Put the compound on the male shell before you mate it to the female shell. It’ll
also help when you disconnect.
•
Don’t bend connections up and down to separate them. If you can’t pull on the
wires to separate the connection, try inserting something between the shells—care-
fully—and pry gently until you can pull the connectors apart.
5
8
11
12
or
13
16
17
7
10
15
18
3
4
or
12
or
13
12
or
13
12
or
13
1
5
17
5
17
3
4
or
3
4
or
18
18
12
or
13
12
or
13
1
12
or
13
12
or
13
1
2
2
18
18
2
6
14
12
or
13
9
18
Numbers refer to items
on pages 8 & 9
589. 08-11 (C)
10/25/01
1:25 PM
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