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[AllenGregoryIV]

Weidmuller connector length

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Strip the wires that are inserted into the various Weidmuller connectors to the required length. Often teams make these too short and the result is the wire is not properly retained.

What is the required length?

The PDP, PCM, and VRM documents list 3/8". The FIRST video on using Weidmuller connectors says 5/8"

I believe the spec is actually 8mm but I just want to make sure since the official FIRST video says something different.

Radio PoE
Also has anyone found a COTS solution to doing PoE for the radio? The adafruit set didn't work in my testing.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

Also has anyone found a COTS solution to doing PoE for the radio? The adafruit set didn't work in my testing.

How were you trying to use it? From what I can tell, each of the two parts in that pair is wired properly to work with the 18-24v POE port on the radio, as long as you get the polarity correct on the power wires. The only difference is what type of barrel connector it has, and you'd be cutting that off anyway in order to connect to the VRM.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

How were you trying to use it? From what I can tell, each of the two parts in that pair is wired properly to work with the 18-24v POE port on the radio, as long as you get the polarity correct on the power wires. The only difference is what type of barrel connector it has, and you'd be cutting that off anyway in order to connect to the VRM.

Wow that would probably be my problem I just did a quick test using the barrel we already had connected, didn't realize the power and ground were reversed. I'll cut it tomorrow and make sure it works.

[RufflesRidge]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

The FIRST video on using Weidmuller connectors says 5/8"

The page that video is embedded on contains this note:

The correct strip length is ~5/16" (8mm), not the 5/8" mentioned in the video.

[Bruceb]

From the VRM users guide

Strip wire back ~0.375” (3/8”)