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Title: Need help finding an electronic terminal
Post by: polaris on April 19, 2011, 11:31:14 PM

Hi fellas
bear with me i don't know how to get a good photo of what i need so i'll try and describe it.
i need a crimp terminal or similar which will attach physically to a material on one side of the crimp then to a wire as normal at the other end of the crimp.
i want it to have little spikes maybe that will bite through the material to attach to, when squeezed with a pliers or something. it is to attach to electroluminescent tape if that helps at all.
i don't know what terms to search for so any suggestions gratefully welcomed
 :spaceace:

Title: Re: Need help finding an electronic terminal
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on April 19, 2011, 11:54:15 PM

do you mean something like this  ???

(http://www.thesciencefair.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/AlligatorClipLead5Color1602-30,31_M3.jpg)

Title: Re: Need help finding an electronic terminal
Post by: polaris on April 20, 2011, 12:07:27 AM

not quite, these are very small etienne, maybe 10mm by 1mm in size.
a flat spade shaped connector with four little spikes sticking up from the spade that would bite through, there are many layers to the material so i want the connector to pass through all the layers.
i'll try and take a photo that is clear.

Title: Re: Need help finding an electronic terminal
Post by: polaris on April 20, 2011, 12:31:50 AM

(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/jimmypolaris/IMG_0735.jpg)


sorry for rubbish pic, haven't got a macro camera at all

Title: Re: Need help finding an electronic terminal
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on April 20, 2011, 10:00:17 AM

i saw those before, i only dont know what they are called..

I remember from the time that i did coax networks that there was something simular which was called a "vampire tap"
maybe thats helping a bit ?

Title: Re: Need help finding an electronic terminal
Post by: polaris on April 20, 2011, 12:37:30 PM

thats certainly a good name for them, i'll try searching that ;)

Title: Re: Need help finding an electronic terminal
Post by: polaris on April 20, 2011, 04:10:18 PM

hmm, i've tried 'vampire' and 'piercing crimp/spade'  but no joy ???

any other suggestions fellas, i also wonder if there is a two part connector that connects through a material when you squeeze with a pliers or something. i just need a connector that will secure itself to the material really firmly.
any ideas you may have are welcome i'm really stuck on this project >:(