Connecting multiple wires? Rats nest with rusty wire nuts!

[Edie011]

At my wash the previous maintenance guy used lots of wire nuts in the coin box at each bay, for example the power wire is twisted with the horn, heater, sensortron, and timer with one wire nut. Same with the common wires as well as others. does anybody have any suggestions to make install cleaner and easier to do maintenance or change a part out. Thanks!

 

[MEP001]

It's a lot of work initially, but I put Molex plugs on everything.

 

[Edie011]

It's a lot of work initially, but I put Molex plugs on everything.

I've been looking at molex, how do you split your power wires up so that they can be shared by everything?

 

[whitescout]

try these:
https://octopart.com/222-413-wago-936294

 

[BBE]

try these:
https://octopart.com/222-413-wago-936294

Those work wonderful. IEC uses those inside of their motors.

 

[MEP001]

I've been looking at molex, how do you split your power wires up so that they can be shared by everything?

Whenever I can, I split off from the terminal strip for each part that needs power. If I have to run multiple feeds off one wire, I use a crimp-on "wire nut" before the plugs so that I'm never undoing a bundle of wires to replace a coin acceptor.

 

[Edie011]

Whenever I can, I split off from the terminal strip for each part that needs power. If I have to run multiple feeds off one wire, I use a crimp-on "wire nut" before the plugs so that I'm never undoing a bundle of wires to replace a coin acceptor.

I bought terminals for the coin boxes but haven't installed them yet, I very much like the crimp on wire nuts.

 

[Edie011]

try these:
https://octopart.com/222-413-wago-936294

I've been looking at those, they look like the way to go out of everything I've looked at.

 

[Greg Pack]

how about a simple terminal strip, attached to the back of the meter housing? something like:


http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail...=sGAEpiMZZMsntO7gZZwOWG1Fq83zYabB/Qc9wqncC4I=

 

[Edie011]

how about a simple terminal strip, attached to the back of the meter housing? something like:


http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail...=sGAEpiMZZMsntO7gZZwOWG1Fq83zYabB/Qc9wqncC4I=

Yes I will be installing those this spring.

 

[MEP001]

how about a simple terminal strip, attached to the back of the meter housing? something like:


http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail...=sGAEpiMZZMsntO7gZZwOWG1Fq83zYabB/Qc9wqncC4I=

That's what I do: