[GreenKeys] Molex Connectors and pins

[Sheldon Daitch]

We had the old style Christmas tree wiring blocks
in the console at the VOA Greenville Site C and
there was one block which had a toothpick stuck
in it.

I asked about it, and was told there was some glitch
in the wiring, an unseen stray piece of wire or something
not making a proper connection.  The toothpick fixed
whatever was the problem, and with the console in
use 24/7, I think no one ever solved the real problem,
but the toothpick made the problem go away.  I'd say
the toothpick was in the block until the day I turned off
the -48VDC to the console back in the mid 1990s.

Block photo:

http://www.engineeringradio.us/blog/2010/05/wire-terminations/


console photo:

http://www.boxoprints.com/voagreenville/Document_2

73
Sheldon

On 11/10/2011 3:56 AM, DR HOUSE wrote:
> Very nice Keith,
>
>
>
> All true.  Personally I have always been happiest with wire-wrap.  As
> long as it is
> done correctly.  A poor wrap can drive you crazy when the janitor
> walks by at 2:00 A.M.
> and the circuit goes open...  Been there. Fixed it!
>
> It is also a big pain when the apprentice WECo installer lets the wire
> clips fall onto
> live circuits below...  Been there too!
>
> Best,
> Donhttp://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>