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Re: COMM lost way to many times

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Originally Posted by mwtidd View Post
We used hot glue to aid the Weidmuller connectors on the voltage regulator.
I imagine am certain that a wire properly inserted into a Weidmuller connector will hold more strongly than hot glue.

I just tested it by putting an 18 gauge wire in the +12Vin connection of a VRM, gluing the wire to a scrap of Lexan, waiting several minutes for the glue to harden, then easily pulling it off by lifting the VRM. I did it again with a piece of aluminum. I had no problem holding on to the hardened blob of glue and using the VRM to apply enough tension to pull the wire through the glue.

Most of the wires I saw falling out of Weidmuller connectors were not stripped nearly long enough. It should be 8mm (about 5/16") of exposed conductor.
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