module 6

• CLAMPING It comes from the root word clamp, which means holding something together tightly. It is also known as terminators; therefore, terminal blocks may use one of the several different methods to achieve wire connection.
• SCREW CLAMPS - It uses a screw to tighten the wire and make an electrical connection; it can accommodate a very wide range of wire sizes and provided a reliable connection.
• SPRING CLAMPS - This represent new alternative screw clamps and is useful in applications using small wire diameters and limited working space.
• INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTION (IDC) - This pushes the wire between two sharp pieces of metal; it allows connection to be made without any exposing of bare wire.
• PIN CONNECTOR - The devices that joins two pieces of equipment, wires, or piping’s with the use of pins.
• TERMINAL BLOCK - Multiple wires are being connected individually to a single terminal point and enclosed in its housing. It consists of many sizes however, the lack of circuit protection makes them large compared with others.
• RACK AND PANEL - These are usually used to connect stationary equipment with removable electronic parts; it is based on the space or reliability of the connection. These are the examples rack to panel, cable to cable, and cable to panel.
• RING AND SPADE - It connects a single wire; the connection is secured by sandwiching a thread post a screw or bolt. The shapes allows to easy connections that is removable when the lock is partially opened.
• 1. Remove the insulation from the ends of both wires that you will soldering together. Twist the strand together with the fingers if the wire is stranded.
• 2. touch the tip of one end of the wire, be sure the soldering iron is fully heated, and hold on the wire for 3-4 seconds.
• 3. keep the soldering iron in place, touch the solder to the wire until it’s fully coated and repeat the process on the other wire.
• 4. Hold the two thinned on top of each other and touch the soldering iron to both wires. The solder must be melt and coat both wires evenly.
• 5. remove the iron and wait for a few seconds. Let the soldered connection cool and harden. To cover the connection, use heat shrink.
• PLUG AND SOCKET It consist of female socket having one or more pins into a male socket or also known as plug. It provides easy connections to be made without tools. These types include USB, network cable, HDMI, board mount, audio coaxial, cable and others.
• WIRE-TO-WIRE CONNECTION The wires are attached to the male and female sides of the connector it can be soldered or mechanical connection to a jacketed wire.
• WIRE-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR SYSTEM It has male and female set connectors, with one being terminated to a cable harness and the opposite side is attached to a printed circuit board. It uses pins that are soldered to through holes or surface mounted to the pads of printed circuit board.