Last one!

[Nigel Goodwin]

Finally fitted the last of 100 7 pin Amphenol Mil. Spec. plugs

Just got the other ends to do now

 

[Inquisitive]

Its nice to see a plan finally come together.

 

[Externet]

Are you sure pins 1 and 4 are not to be transposed ?

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Are you sure pins 1 and 4 are not to be transposed ?

Actually the pins are 'numbered' A to G

Only three are used for these leads, C, D and F - 50 of the leads need 3 pin Mil. plugs on the other end, and the other 50 need 4 pin sockets. In fact on the bottom picture, you can see 3 pin plugs in the blue bin top right.

I actually have a test box I built, that uses a PIC and a TFT colour display, that can test the completed leads, and report are failures.

 

[rjenkinsgb]

Be happy they are not M23 series 9 or 12 pin - those can have the pin numbers in either direction, varying from make to make or body style!

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

First one tests OK - quick picture of my cable tester

 

[For The Popcorn]

Remember to slide the backshell on the cable before soldering! Nothing worse tthen noticing the backshell off to the side after you just finished soldering all the contacts.

 

[For The Popcorn]

Remember to slide the backshell on the cable before soldering! Nothing worse tthen noticing the backshell off to the side after you just finished soldering all the contacts.

 

[For The Popcorn]

Remember to slide the backshell on the cable before soldering! Nothing worse tthen noticing the backshell off to the side after you just finished soldering all the contacts.

 

[ChrisP58]

Remember to slide the backshell on the cable before soldering! Nothing worse tthen noticing the backshell off to the side after you just finished soldering all the contacts.

Been there, done that.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Remember to slide the backshell on the cable before soldering! Nothing worse then noticing the backshell off to the side after you just finished soldering all the contacts.

If you look at the pictures in post #1, you will see all the back shells and heat shrink slid on the partly built cables, ready for fitting the final connectors Complete with knots in the cables to prevent them sliding off.

What is a pain, if if you fit the inner back shell on backwards

Still, back to fitting plugs again this morning!.