Hi all,
I've become a bit stuck with my avionics, my no-longer-available avionics Sea Daddy mentor instilled in me that I need to have units easily remove/replaceable so I don't get stuck on the road trying to solder a wire to a new part in a hard to reach location, cussing up a storm and messing other things up in the process, when I should have installed a quick release connector during the build.
I thought I had the problem solved by going to dsub connectors wrapped in heat shrink, but in practicality it hasn't worked out for me. Fingers and eyes just ain't what they used to be. https://seareybuild.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-big-snip.html
So now I'm thinking about going to the Molex Mini-fit Max series (as used by Dynon on the backup battery connection), especially when I saw I could buy pre-crimped leads. https://www.molex.com/molex/search/...ousings%22%40productname%3A%22Mini-Fit+Max%22
But as always, maybe I'm overthinking it and I've read on VAF that others are having problems with the Mini-fits and are switching to Deutsch DT connectors https://www.mouser.com/new/te-connectivity/te-deutsch-dt-connectors/
So am I overthinking things, and the Molex with precrimped leads are fine, or have others had problems and are making the switch.
Thanks for your time
I've become a bit stuck with my avionics, my no-longer-available avionics Sea Daddy mentor instilled in me that I need to have units easily remove/replaceable so I don't get stuck on the road trying to solder a wire to a new part in a hard to reach location, cussing up a storm and messing other things up in the process, when I should have installed a quick release connector during the build.
I thought I had the problem solved by going to dsub connectors wrapped in heat shrink, but in practicality it hasn't worked out for me. Fingers and eyes just ain't what they used to be. https://seareybuild.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-big-snip.html
So now I'm thinking about going to the Molex Mini-fit Max series (as used by Dynon on the backup battery connection), especially when I saw I could buy pre-crimped leads. https://www.molex.com/molex/search/...ousings%22%40productname%3A%22Mini-Fit+Max%22
But as always, maybe I'm overthinking it and I've read on VAF that others are having problems with the Mini-fits and are switching to Deutsch DT connectors https://www.mouser.com/new/te-connectivity/te-deutsch-dt-connectors/
So am I overthinking things, and the Molex with precrimped leads are fine, or have others had problems and are making the switch.
Thanks for your time
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