Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: MTA header?

Also, when I was in Rat Shack the other day, I noticed that you can get a
Cat5 wall connector and it comes with a plastic insertion tool. check it
out and it should not be hard to duplicate or just buy the connector for
about $4 and use the tool!

At 09:04 PM 5/11/02 +0000, you wrote:

>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "keongsan" <keongsan@y...> wrote:
> > MTA header?
> > ...
> > I browsed through the Farnell catalogue and saw
> > something that resembles them described as MTA housing (MTA 156
> > Housing with lock 5888-854) but don't know how to connect the
> > wires to them. ...
>
>This is an Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) made by Amp. The
>contacts have slots into which the wires are forced. The edges of
>the slots cut through the insulation as the wire is pressed in. This
>is usually done with a pistol-gripped tool called an IDC gun. When
>you pull the trigger, a plunger (called an inserter) moves forward
>and pushes the wire into the slot. When you release the trigger, a
>pawl moves the connector to line up the next slot to be loaded. See
>Amp's web site at <http:connect.amp.com>, in particular the tooling
>page at
><snip>

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