I’ve had it with those aviation connectors. I’m just going to use that surplus of imitation molex connectors I bought from China. One of my impulse purchases that has come in handy. Until now they were just in the way. I think I bought like 50 sets or more.
A lot of folks use mic jacks. I opted for barrier strips because I had it kicking around. They’re not quick disconnect but I don’t take that stuff apart anyways.
Those imitation molex are OK for signal level. I’m leery of putting any current through them. The crimp part tolerances are on the loose side and can heat up. The molded part is whatever’s cheapest that day. Melt temperature and fire resistance may vary.
I agree with the aviation connectors being sucky. It takes forever to solder them.
@Mark_Leino I Don’t know how. The hole is too small to thread a wire through
@George_Allen I don’t put them through, just solder them parallel to the connector.
@Mike_Thornbury I think I will try that
I used these connectors for my stepper motors.
I bought of y-connectors off aliexpress so I had a load of males and females. I soldered the cut wires.
I worked out that it was okay current-wise for 18AWG wire they came with, but as @Mark_Leino suggests - not sure about the actual connectors/pins.
They dont heat up on my setup though …
@Jon_Robinson 18 gauge is fine. On a short length 18 gauge is capable of carrying 9.5 amps of current. Which is more than adequate for most stepper motor applications.