Is there such a thing as.....

[psycho_fling]

...a 4 way crimp connector? i want to change my power distrubor idea, any other ideas welcome

thanks alex

[typhoon_driver]

Alexander,

Whenever I am connecting large numbers of connections I always use ring crimp connectors. I attach them all to a single bolt and screw a nut on top to secure them onto it.

Just make sure you first attach the bolt to something non conducting i.e. a plastic and make sure that the connections are properly crimped or soldered on.

Its very secure and I have yet to have this type of power distribution fail on me.

If you arent sure what I mean by the above I will see if i can find a pic.

[swanaldo]

i do the same gary and yes never failed me either.

[psycho_fling]

ok, yes a pic would be useful hadnt thought of that

thanks

[RogueTwoRobots]

Alex, not the best picture to give an example of but in the link below you can see a lot of the thicker wires ending in yellow connectors.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c367/ayrshirerobotics/Drumroll%20-%20Build/dr_build97.jpghttp://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...0-%20Build/dr_ build97.jpg

The connectors are circular metal and have a hole in them, so in effect they are like a washer that has a wire coming off it. They then get put on the bolt and tightened/fixed in place with nuts. As Gary said, its best to fix the bolt to a piece of plastic or similar but I ran out of time to do this so I just covered my bolts in insulation tape as you can probably see from the picture, but I had 4+ wires attached to one bolt, and like Gary and Shane have never had them fail me.

[swanaldo]

can i just add if you use electrical tape like jamie and me of course you might want to be careful as over time the tape becomes a little brittle with the heat and may need changing.

[psycho_fling]

thanks looks like a good option, i may post again asking about the mounting of the bolt

thanks for the help