Cable Connectors

Since uncovering the insulation from wires is long, several cable connectors meant for speedy assembly use insulation-displacement connectors so insulation needn't be aloof from the wire. These usually take the shape of a fork-shaped gap within the terminal, into that the insulated wire is ironed and that get over the insulation to contact the conductor among.

To make these cable connectors faithfully on an assembly line, special tools are used which accurately control the forces applied during assembly.

Cable Connectors

A common example is that the multi-conductor flat ribbon cable utilized in pc disk drives; to terminate every of the numerous (approximately 40) wires one by one would be slow and fallible, but AN insulation displacement connection will terminate all the wires in (literally) one stroke.

Another quite common use is questionable punch-down blocks used for terminating phone wiring.

Insulation displacement connectors area unit typically used with little conductors for signal functions and at low voltage. Power conductors carrying over many amperes area unit additional faithfully terminated with different suggests that, though "hot tap" press-on cable connectors find some use in automotive applications for additions to existing wiring.

Plug and socket connectors

Plug and socket connections area unit typically created of a plug (typically pin contacts) and a feminine receptacle (typically socket contacts) Jack usually refers to a connector typically with the female contact or socket and is that the "more fixed" connection of a connection combine.

A cable plug usually refers to a movable connection, typically (but not always) with the male contact or pin, and is that the movable (less fixed) connection of a connection combine. Some connection designs might contain each pin and socket association varieties.

A cable plugs usually have one or additional pins or prongs that area unit inserted into openings within the socket. The connection between the mating metal parts must be sufficiently tight to make a good electrical connection and complete the circuit. When operating with multi-pin connectors, it's useful to possess a pin-out diagram to spot the wire logic gate node connected to every pin.