Tech Tip – Inserting Pins

Tech Tip – Inserting Pins

Some of the most common professional motorsport connectors are the Deutsch Autosport and Souriau 8STA ranges. These are fantastic connector products, combining high pin density and legendary robustness. The pin and sockets in these ranges are mostly indent crimped and...
Soldering

Soldering

Why is learning proper soldering techniques so important in modern motorsport wiring? a perfect example came through our door recently. A good customer asked us for a batch of parts as previously supplied and to also do the assembly of another PCB project, No problem...
Batch parts

Batch parts

 Batch parts done. Busy time of year and we have been burning the oil over the weekend. A batch of parts terminated to customer drawings. In and Out, nice and simple. Batch parts
Thinwall PVC Loom

Thinwall PVC Loom

Another small project heading out the door. This is a chassis harness for the technology demonstrator. Done in Automotive PVC thinwall, from 0.35mm to 6mm cross-section wires. Nothing crazy is needed for this project as the loom will be in a protected chassis box, so...
Tech Tip: Cutting batches of wires

Tech Tip: Cutting batches of wires

Urgh, early in the workshop and first task to hand, cut 50 wires at 300mm, one by one it’s a slow job. This little trick can help. Take some scrap cardboard a little longer than your final wire length, you can quickly wrap a large number of turns around the...