Date:         Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:11:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
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From:         Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Subject:      Re: loose blade conncectors
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At 11:47 AM 10/19/2009, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>Can the push in blade be made to fit more tightly to the receptacle?

Is that a spade connector?  If so, and if the female connector is
accessible, you can squeeze the ears with needle-nose pliers.  After
that, it may be a bit harder to insert the male spade the first time,
but that's a good thing, because it means a good electrical contact
will result.

I like to replace spade and ring connectors with the better quality
AMP versions we use in the aircraft.  Here's one source:

http://www.bandc.biz/electrical-terminals-splices.aspx

These connectors have two metal barrels: One is crimped on the wires
and the other on the insulation for strain relief.  Here's the proper
crimp tool:

http://www.bandc.biz/pidgstylecrimptool.aspx