Wiring loom 'joiners' - what are they called?

[CharlesElliott]

In a wiring loom there is usually a point where a number of wires come together (such as instrument light feeds) and they are all terminated with what looks like some heatshrink with a crimped end.

 

What are these called? Where can you get them - even Vehicle Wiring Products which I thought sold everything loom related doesn't have them.

 

Charles

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[TJG]

Are these what you are looking for?

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=retrieveTfg&binCount=1&Ne=4294957561&N=4294965429+4294956707#header

 

 

[k80rum]

I think that's pretty much exactly what they are Charles - If I'm imagining what you mean. Like the common ground connections - essentially a meeting point of wires with heatshrink half pushed over and then crimped with something like a pair of pliers.

 

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[CharlesElliott]

Actually Darren, I think you are right - you can get that heatshrink with some adhesive in it so it is probably that.

 

Anyone found a reasonably priced source of Posi-Lock (and Posi-Twist) connectors in the UK? I've only found one place selling them and they are very expensive, four times the US price.

 

Charles

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[Grim Reaper]

I'd use a correctly sized crimp ring to fit the number of wires you need to terminate, solder the wires into it, then cut off the ring part and cover it with heatshrink in the manner mentioned above

[Peter Carmichael]

I use the tube bit of crimp tube terminals... cutting off the ring terminal I don't need. Usually mine are done as in-line splices rather than a bunch of bananas hanging out of the loom. I cover these over with a specific 4:1 "splicing" adhesive lined heat shrink, which provides more mechanical strength to the splice than normal heat shrink.

[Ian B]

Or use closed end crimps

 

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[Bob_Rich]

I think the terminals you want are called bullets. Vehicle Wiring Products Catalogue page 19 2006/7 does a range. If you want to split off one wire to an instrument put the bullet on that then the matching socket would take all the other wires. I used them on my instrument lights and they are fine. The colour code determines the wire size

[Chickenhawk]

Here's a cheap mixed box but no 'through' connectors:-

 

http://cpc.farnell.com/AR71386/cable-wire-connectors/product.us0?sku=UNBRANDED-Y026G

 

Here are 'through' or 'butt' splice connectors:-

http://cpc.farnell.com/CN09904/cable-wire-connectors/product.us0?sku=MULTICOMP-BV1

http://cpc.farnell.com/CN09905/cable-wire-connectors/product.us0?sku=MULTICOMP-BV2

 

And you should really use one of these to get correct pressure and a good crimp

http://cpc.farnell.com/TL08620/tools-storage-handling/product.us0?sku=UNBRANDED-HT-301.

 

The 'Christmas Cracker' unratcheted variety are pretty much as waste of time

 

 

 

 

 

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