What Is The Proper Name.....

[Ray]

The frustration of trying to buy a small, cheap, simple item when you can't search because you can't for the life of you think what it's called lol

It's a terminal that you can crimp on to the end of a cable, not a spade, it looks like a washer with the crimpable part attached. They are generally put over a post (like a car battery) and then a nut is screwed down the post on top of it for a secure connection.

What the dickens do I search for in google please? I actually need them for the earth wire in a 240v shore power cable.

[CeePee1952]

3 minutes ago, Ray said:

The frustration of trying to buy a small, cheap, simple item when you can't search because you can't for the life of you think what it's called lol

It's a terminal that you can crimp on to the end of a cable, not a spade, it looks like a washer with the crimpable part attached. They are generally put over a post (like a car battery) and then a nut is screwed down the post on top of it for a secure connection.

What the dickens do I search for in google please? I actually need them for the earth wire in a 240v shore power cable.

round crimp connectors (I think!)

Chris

[Ray]

I'll try it! 👍

[Ray]

Got them! Many thanks! 

[OldBerkshireBoy]

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Something like this.

[Ray]

That's the sort of thing, it's just the ring part I needed 👍

[OldBerkshireBoy]

Ray, the proper HD version is Copper tube crimp lugs

[Ray]

Many thanks! It's odd how many things have names I'm entirely unaware of. It does explain though why I used to spend hours in DIY superstores back in the day.... up and down every aisle looking for the widget-thingy that I needed lol

[ranworthbreeze]

Hello Ray if you call in a Brian Wards and see Tanya or Tim they can show you what crimp connectors they have in stock. They may even have setts of mixed crimped terminals. The colour of the plastic on the crimp dictates the current and cable size that is used on the connector, typical colours are Red, Blue, Yellow, Green.

Regards

Alan

[Bluebell]

Alan, I’ve not come across the green ones, do you know what they are for?

[annv]

Hi Commonly called a bango crimp connectors they come in three colours red smallest dia cable then blue then yellow,  there are more but these are the norm for vehicles boats etc they do have different types of insulation so are sub divided for specialist uses. John

[ranworthbreeze]

45 minutes ago, Bluebell said:

Alan, I’ve not come across the green ones, do you know what they are for?

Hello Jim, I still got a few in my crimp bit boxes my guess is that they are 3mm.

The current cable sizes and colours is as follows:- Red 1mm, Black 1.5mm, Blue 2.5mm, Gray 4mm, Yellow 6mm above these sizes tends to be uninsulated crimps for heavy duty cables.

Regards

Alan