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Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: taybrynn on December 03, 2013,
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FYI
I just got 100 pairs of the 3 pin waterproof quick connectors from Ray ... and so far I've had at least 3 which were shorted out internally. So considering I haven't even used anywhere close to 100 yet ... my failure rate on these is very high ... and on all 3 it was shorted in the pigtail itself, not my soldering or splicing job.
So by checking these first with a multimeter you can avoid these, but I'm hoping I just got a bad batch of them?!
The third one just verified that the Zeus fuses work great. In fact I heard an electrical SNAP ... while trying to program the start channel while hooked up to test nodes ... and this shorted pigtail blew the fuse on the zeus. I checked it and sure enough two of the 3 wires made a connection when they should not. Nice to have replaceable fuses !!
Scott
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I didn't have any snap any fuses but I have 5 out of 32 that seem to be bad. going to dive into it more tomorrow.
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The other thing I saw wiring up a Zeus tonight was that the SS wire can go into those screw on terminals in a couple different ways. One is the proper (good) fit and the other is a very poor (too low?) fit which can come lose or just isn't very tight period. I noticed when I first put a wire on wrong, it lit up but has a erratic pattern and behavior, probably because it was the data wire and wasn't getting a good signal. So I removed it and put it back in and that time it was a much better fit ... and on my retest, the light acted much better and no poor behavior anymore. Just a thought.
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I have not found any 3 or 4 pin connectors bad yet, and I do check every one before using, but you might have seen my post on 10 out of 20 of the 4 pin tees that were shorted. So, it doesnt supprise me.
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i have had 1 completely shorted and one that appears to have a loose connection. This is out of 7 that I have active. Probably going to switch over to a different connector.
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Are these the connectors that come in the coops, or did you purchase them directly from ray?
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mine were purchased from Ray.
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i've used between 2 and 3 hundred of Ray's 3-core and 4-core pigtails without issue. This includes a recent batch just a month ago.
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Out of 15 pigtails I used from the SSC co-op, one was bad so far. I have 9 more I will check, never checked them before I used them, but will now!
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I had one string stop working, switched with another ssc for ease. I suspect it's the pigtail. I will check it tonight.
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I got them directly from Ray in the last month. I guess I have bad luck since my failure rate seems much higher than others have had.
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had a bad connector again this year and decided I would strengthen my network with something else. anyone use something similar to these?
http://www.waytekwire.com/products/17/Mizu-P-25-Connectors/ (http://www.waytekwire.com/products/17/Mizu-P-25-Connectors/)
manufacturer site: http://www.molex.com/molex/products/family?key=splash_proof&channel=products&chanName=family&pageTitle=Introduction (http://www.molex.com/molex/products/family?key=splash_proof&channel=products&chanName=family&pageTitle=Introduction)