I'm sorry, I have absolutely no idea what you are writing
about. Could you find someone to translate it into American?
TDD
Cockney rhyming slang - septic tank = yank.
I'm sorry, I have absolutely no idea what you are writing
about. Could you find someone to translate it into American?
TDD
I'm English and I haven't a clue what they are on about either.
Dave
Septic tank = yankThe Daring Dufas said:I'm sorry, I have absolutely no idea what you are writing
about. Could you find someone to translate it into American?
Hardly cockney, universal ex-pat speakIn message said:Cockney rhyming slang - septic tank = yank.
Septic tank = yank
duh - colonials
Um, the cultural education is nice but what's it got to do
with electrical connections to a battery holder? Bizarre is
fun but at least I try to keep my jokes within the subject
matter being discussed.
TDD
It was... Radio Shack used to have UK outlets (but seemed to have
vanished), but the link above was certainly for their US replacement...
Its a long way to go for a battery holder..
The Daring Dufas said:The link was to show what the connectors look like, the connectors
are available all over the world except perhaps at the yak dealer
out on the steppes. I have trimmed solder tabs on a number of items
in order to slip a faston connector on them, it's not rocket surgery.
I'd have thought both the battery holder and the tabs would be available
at Maplins - small electronic parts.
The Daring Dufas said:I have trimmed solder tabs on a number of items
in order to slip a faston connector on them, it's not rocket surgery.
Smitty said:No, but it is half-assed. Solder lugs are much thinner than fast-on male
lugs. You can get the width right, but it doesn't make for a very secure
or reliable connection since the tab is still too thin.
No, but it is half-assed. Solder lugs are much thinner than fast-on male
lugs. You can get the width right, but it doesn't make for a very secure
or reliable connection since the tab is still too thin.
The said:Here's the Maplin link to what Brits call Lucar terminals:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=42725
The terminals are the same as what are called Faston (fast on) terminals
in The U.S. which slip on to a rectangular metal tab. The oval shaped
solder tabs on the battery holder can be squared off in order to accept
a Faston/Lucar terminal. Trim the solder tab to look like the end of a
male Faston/Lucar terminal and you can make a quick connect.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=42727
I hope this makes it clearer and easier to understand the concept.
TDD
man! It's for experimentation and playing around! It's not for
the next great military jet interceptor! DO YOU UNDERSTAND
IT'S FOR A TOY! GAWWD!
I have to connect this AAA battery holder to a toy. Although I have a small
soldering iron, my soldering skills are poor. I can see myself easily
melting all the plastic around the contacts before I can get anything to
stick to the tabs. (The part of the tabs with the small hole will bend
upwards giving some clearence).
http://tinypic.com/r/iqx3pf/4
My immediate plan is to poke a few strands of wire through the holes in the
connection tabs twist and then apply some nail varnish to stop it unwinding.
Since its a toy it does not need to be totally foolproof.
If anyone had any ideas that were a bit more sophisticated I would be
gratefull. Thanks.
So pinch the connector a bit to tighten it up.No, but it is half-assed. Solder lugs are much thinner than fast-on male
lugs. You can get the width right, but it doesn't make for a very secure
or reliable connection since the tab is still too thin.
This thread is one of the worst examples I've seen of a simple question
turning into a hyper-elaborated megillah.
Yes. All the way to your mail box. Of course, that may require you
to get out of your chair and actually walk.
You (septics) are so fucking stupid that you elected George Bush asaemeijers said:Yeah, but at least we had the stones to tell the monarchy to bugger
off. Not that we don't do a lot of stupid stuff as well, but at least
we haven't kept a clan of figureheads on the public dole for the last N
centuries.
Did you not read my post about 10 lines above ?The Daring Dufas said:Um, the cultural education is nice but what's it got to do
with electrical connections to a battery holder? Bizarre is
fun but at least I try to keep my jokes within the subject
matter being discussed.![]()