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Stowelly
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PostPosted: 13:02 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Cable Id Reply with quote
Hi, wondering if anyone can please help me identify what the clip at the end of this cable is or how I could go about finding one?

my battery charger cable broke, and would rather just buy a new cable than try to fix it in the dark when i get in from work!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NCS-MOTORCYCLE-SPECIFIC-SMART-12V-ACID-BATTERY-CHARGER-OPTIMISER-MAXIMISER-/200905657536?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2ec6e90cc0

its the bit that goes on the battery on the right.

I did find similar looking ones, but the safety clip bit seems to be differnet

thanks
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bugeye_bob
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PostPosted: 13:05 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
arent they like a RC car battery plug ?

or pick something like this up

https://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00ZvETdjPgAmbR/Waterproof-Connector-With-2Pin-DJ7021-1-5-21-.jpg

loads on that famous auction site.


spotted these on the bay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RC-R-C-7-2v-Tamiya-Battery-Large-Male-Female-Connector-Plug-Set-Gold-Pins-X-1-/331021017070?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item4d1263dfee
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PostPosted: 13:51 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would replace both plug and socket with This.

If you are having to charge the battery daily, I would recommend getting a new battery!
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Stowelly
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PostPosted: 14:08 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Taught2BCautious wrote:
I would replace both plug and socket with This.

If you are having to charge the battery daily, I would recommend getting a new battery!


thanks I have grabbed that.

the problem is a little worse than it being the battery i think, it was a new battery last year, but after a few days of no use it would be flat. so something is draining it, but dont have the time / knowledge to find out what it is! so currently i put it on charge over the weekend and it is generally fine for the week
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Islander
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PostPosted: 14:25 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
You'll also need a pair of ratchet crimpers like these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SN-28B-Pin-Crimping-Tool-2-54mm-3-96mm-28-18AWG-Crimper-0-1-1-0mm-For-Dupont-/271362281285?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f2e73cf45

They work in a slightly counter intuitive way - the open end of the crimp faces down into the open part of the jaw of the crimper and the die presses down on the back of the crimp. Plenty of Youtube tutorials for these though. Thumbs Up
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Stowelly
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PostPosted: 14:29 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Islander wrote:
You'll also need a pair of ratchet crimpers like these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SN-28B-Pin-Crimping-Tool-2-54mm-3-96mm-28-18AWG-Crimper-0-1-1-0mm-For-Dupont-/271362281285?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f2e73cf45

They work in a slightly counter intuitive way - the open end of the crimp faces down into the open part of the jaw of the crimper and the die presses down on the back of the crimp. Plenty of Youtube tutorials for these though. Thumbs Up


hmm, i dont have any of those, the closest thing i have is something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CRIMPING-CUTTER-CABLE-WIRE-STRIPPER-PLIERS-Electrical-Crimper-Cutting-Tool-/201042452593?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ecf106071

im guessing that wont do!
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PostPosted: 14:41 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Maplins have the plugs
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Islander
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PostPosted: 14:57 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Stowelly wrote:

hmm, i dont have any of those, the closest thing i have is something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CRIMPING-CUTTER-CABLE-WIRE-STRIPPER-PLIERS-Electrical-Crimper-Cutting-Tool-/201042452593?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ecf106071

im guessing that wont do!


Nope, afraid not. Those aren't even good for the crimp type they're designed for - there are ratchet types for those as well that do a much better job. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 16:08 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
tin the wires and solder them, then use snipe nose pliers to wrap over the crimp part,
no special tools required and a better connection.

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PostPosted: 16:29 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
bugeye_bob wrote:
tin the wires and solder them, then use snipe nose pliers to wrap over the crimp part,
no special tools required and a better connection.

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Poor advise. Thumbs Down

Failing to shape the crimp with a proper die will result in early failure of the joint and water ingress along the insulation causing the whole wire to corrode.

I also wouldn't be soldering moving leads. It's asking for the cable inner to fracture just below the soldered point. The copper will do all the flexing just below this point, work harden then fracture. I'd just pout the crimp directly onto the cable making sure the insulatrion is trapped in the upper crimp.

I'd only solder stationary connections and even then, I'd solder them AFTER crimping, not before. You're trying to maximise surface area contact between the cable and the terminal. Pre-tinning isn't going to achieve that. Quite the opposite.

You can see a stationary cable crimped then soldered at the top right of this picture (where I replaced the corroded dash PCB on my VFR with wires and LED lamps).
https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/DSCN0987.png
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PostPosted: 17:24 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's also poor advice too
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Islander
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PostPosted: 20:31 - 05 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
bugeye_bob wrote:
tin the wires and solder them, then use snipe nose pliers to wrap over the crimp part,
no special tools required and a better connection.

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No special tools and an inferior connection you mean.

Crimps are crimps for a good reason.
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PostPosted: 12:22 - 06 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Stowelly wrote:

thanks I have grabbed that.

the problem is a little worse than it being the battery i think, it was a new battery last year, but after a few days of no use it would be flat. so something is draining it, but dont have the time / knowledge to find out what it is! so currently i put it on charge over the weekend and it is generally fine for the week


So buy a multimeter and check that its charging up as it should...

All that wasted time & money simply charging the battery up each week could be solved pretty quickly.
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