Sunday 30 August 2015

Top four electrical connectors that are used in an electrical appliance

Terminals or connectors are those electronic devices that are used to complete a circuit in an electrical application. A connector usually include plugs and jacks to allow easy connection.  There are variety of connectors available for different electronic applications and the top four electrical connectors that are commonly used include-

1. Spade terminals- Spade terminals, or fork terminals are the type of terminals where a spade is slipped around a stud for a secure connection. It consists of insulated as well as non-insulated terminals. The insulated terminal mainly consists of nylon insulated terminals as well as vinyl insulated spade terminals. Furthermore, heat shrinkable insulated terminals are also available. In addition, you can use these terminals very easily and they are cost effective option.

The main benefit of using these types of terminals is that they help in increasing the productivity and the managing of wires becomes easy. They are widely used in almost every industries such as government sectors, military industry, telecommunication industries, computers, and automotive industries and so on.

2. Ring terminal- These types of terminals are commonly used in variety of electrical appliances including different commercial applications. They are mostly designed in the shape of a ring or circle. Moreover, these terminals are of different types such as insulated and non- insulated terminal, star-ring terminals, heat shrink, crimpless and split terminals. 

They are available in different sizes according to the need of a particular electrical appliance. Moreover, these are capable of handling very high voltage up to 600 V or more.

3. Quick disconnect connectors- These types of connectors are mainly used to connect to a tab and are widely available in four different sizes. One of the biggest benefits of these connectors is that they provide a secure electronic connection. It further includes hook terminals, crimp caps, pin terminals etc. 

4. Butt connectors- The butt connectors are basically used to merge two wires together and are available in variety of forms. In addition, these connectors are available in different sizes, so you can choose the one according to your preference.  They are widely used in all the government industries, military sectors, transportation and automotive industries and so on.

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