I had a friend who was an electronics assembly tech for a big defense contractor. He was a production floor guy who had a chip on his shoulder for the engineers with their fancy book-learnin’ who ...

We've seen the connectors you're talking about. At a glance, they seem to offer the best of both worlds: the mechanical clamp of a crimp connector and the superior connection of a soldered connection.

Putting crimp connectors on wires is one of the most tedious things you’ll do. It’s not easy, either, unless you have some practice. Before you start digging in to a pile of connectors, crimp ...

Audio and Video Cables are not just dependent on the wire or cable used, or the connectors used. The quality of the connection between the wire or cable and connector is just as important, if not more ...

If there's one thing most of us dread when driving our old cars around, it's an electrical problem. More than simply an inconvenience, electrical problems can cause safety issues like lights failing ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Replacing a broken taillight on my trailer reminded me of just how much I like solder ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (August 3, 2020) – Electrical workers searching for versatility with a multi-functional tool to cut wire, crimp connectors and punch electrical panels now have a practical option with ...

The RJ45 cable, also known as an Ethernet cable, is a standard cable which has four twisted pairs of colors. It is easy to crimp a RJ45 cable and make it into a straight cable or cross the cable as ...

Recently, I attended a presentation on connector reliability and what happens when connectors are incorrectly used. J. Duncan Glover, PhD, gave the presentation to the Boston Chapter of the IEEE ...