Audio and Video Cables are not just dependent on the wire or cable used, or the connectors used. The quality of the connection between the wire or cable and connector is just as important, if not more ...

Crimp connectors provide an easy and convenient way to connect electronics while still allowing for them to be removed and swapped without having to reach for a soldering iron and desoldering wick.

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has more than 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly. For ...

I had a friend who was an electronics assembly tech for a big defense contractor. He was a production floor guy who had a chip on his shoulder for the engineers with their fancy book-learnin’ who ...

I have prewired my previously gutted and remodeled home with CAT6 to most rooms, as well as 4 wireless APs (big house). Currently all the dirty work is done and the walls are closed, and it's time for ...

Recently, I attended a presentation on connector reliability and what happens when connectors are incorrectly used. J. Duncan Glover, PhD, gave the presentation to the Boston Chapter of the IEEE ...

I want to run some cable from a bedroom to the garage. I was looking at tools and I'm not sure if I need a crimper or a punchdown tool. I searched the forum and it seemed like the punchdown tool was ...