Wire Connectors

DB Connectors

• They do have 20 ga wire connectors - [1] - but most are 28 ga. Need to find 22 ga source.
• Tech drawing - [2]
• Solderless - screw terminals - [3]
• With ribbon - [4]
• Sockets for ribbon cable - [5]
• Attaching ribbon - squeeze to pierce -

• Ribbon cable current rating - [6]

JST Connectors

• Another wide range of IDCs - https://www.jst.co.uk/products.php?cat=31

IDC Connectors

• =Insulation Displacement Connectors

• Example connector for IDC cable - Male - [7], Female - [8]
• Uxcell - female 10 pin - [9]
• Male 2x8 - [10]. For 28 ga ribbon - [11]
• Different pitches used - [12]

Block Telephone Connectors

• See good explanation - [13]

Ribbon Cable

• 22 ga ribbon cable does exist - [14]. Sourcing - [15]. Spec sheet - [16]
• 24 ga ribbon cable - [17] - can we find DB connectors or idc connectors
• Ribbon cable is separable:

Cat 5

Does exist for Power over Ethernet

• 22 ga - [18] exists
• Sourcing - 1000 feet for $200 - [19]
• 12 pair 22 awg exists, but is 10x more expensive than 4 pair - [20], so 3x more expensive for the same service.

MTA Connectors

• It appears that female connectors only are available, male are rare. For Male, headers are used. Limits use for making plugs. Need male plugs.
  • Found here - male IDC MTA plugs - [21]
  • 10 position plugs - [22]
• Crimp vs IDC connectors
  • 101 seconds to crimp with tool per pin, including wire stripping and inserting into housing (10 minutes for a 6 plug)
  • Second video says you can only use solid wire for this

• • This one says use stranded wire - [23]

Multiple wires at the same time - uses wires spaced out on a ribbon

• Another MTA - An IDC type - [24]

Jelly Crimp Connectors

Wide range of jelly IDCs - UR, UY, UB, A8 etc. 11A allows live connections. UY4C or BT41 - [25]

Links

1. How to Crimp Connectors
2. How to wire a DB connector - YouTube - [26]