Recent content by phaeton

Cable coming from adapter. Motor unit now up & running. ;)

"You don't solder the PVC insulation, you solder the wire it is insulating." Precisely my point, and why solder wasn't used. The cable already has mini in-ports in a plastic socket unit.

It didn't come from Maplin. Anyway, the motor is up & running now and the speed regulator is brilliant. Thanks to all for help, I am older & hopefully a little wiser.

Hm - good point - probably why they use it to insulate with.

[/url] Thanks, these look blumin excellent! I have added the crimper to my wish list! :)

Moreso the pity in that case - if my bodging had been as bad as it could have been, the circuit would have remained broken and the accident would never have occurred in the first place. As regards soldering plastic cable, thanks but no, I think not ;)

Possibly so, but that would be presuming that they knew something required low voltage DC in the first place. Wisdom after the event is a fine thing indeed ;)

ouch, yes indeed :D My main problem has always been to heat the thing I'm trying to solder in the first place, otherwise the molten solder just bounces off it onto the floor or elsewhere. Too much heat and you end up melting the thing you are trying to join - for example - if it already has...

Is there a link or thread for this or need I start a fresh thread please? I have iron and solder, I never mastered 'tinning', I can solder two wires together but the joint will be blackened & brittle. I would love to be able to solder well however. Soldering irons may also have improved since...

Many thanks - 3M it is! :) Ric

I hates soldering :-o They're called bootlace ferrules, and you need proper crimping tool, not a pair of pliers. Sounds cool - thanks! :)

I took no chances this time and used colour coded wiring to connect the regulator while marking the generic wiring '1' & '2' in case I needed to reverse polarity. Then I was delayed 2+ hours by the insulation tape of two days ago unsticking itself & unraveling, which let one of my connections...

Well at the moment the adapter is running the motor faultlessly so it seems to be all right. The problem is inserting the speed regulator into the circuit. I will be using a fresh regulator later today. Fingers crossed for that. Thanks.

That is another excellent idea - I certainly didn't boost it up to 12v last time, more like 6v. Thanks, R

Thanks - that will be a useful diagnostic if I get into a pickle on the second attempt. R