Which Products are Involved?

SRV, SRD, DVM, DVP, SME-DRM.

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What is the purpose of this article?

To give guidance and good practices when preparing Rheonics sensor cables with a crimp of length 8mm and terminal diameter 1mm. The terminals of the SMET are rated for wires of 0.2 - 1.5 mm2 i.e. AWG 24 - 16.

1. Tools and BoM list

1.1. Tools

Crimping Tool

Crimping tools are used to deform materials and create connections. To connect wires together or to other connectors, crimping is commonly used in electrical work.

Figure 1. Crimping Tool - 24-10 AWG.[1]

Precision Micro Wire Cutter

A wire cutter or cable cutter is a tool that cut wires and cables in a safe manner without damaging the insulation or conductors.

Figure 2. Precision Micro Wire Cutter. [2]

Measuring Tape

A Measure Tape is a tool used to measure length.

Figure 3. Measuring Tape.[3]

Stripping tool

Wire strippers are portable handheld tools used by workers, especially electricians, to remove the protective coating of electric wires for replacement or repair.

Figure 4. Stripping tool[4]

Knife

A tool used to cut wires or cables.

Figure 5. Knife. [5]

Soldering Equipment

A durable, permanent connection can be created by joining conductive metal elements with solder. Soldering machines are essential tools for building, modifying, and repairing electronics.

Figure 6. Soldering Equipment.[6]

Hot air gun

Heat guns are devices that emit a jet of compressed air toward a particular point or surface.

Figure 7. Hot air gun.[7]

1.2. BoM list

Item name	Manufacturer name	Manufacturer Part Number	Vendor Part number	Reference
Ferrule	RND	RND 465-00566	301-10-345	https://www.distrelec.ch/
Solder wire	RS PRO	800-7661	800-7661	https://uk.rs-online.com/web/
Heat Shrink tube	HellermannTyton	380-03005	711-4783	https://uk.rs-online.com/web/
Eyelet	Vogt	2007.68	300-73-088	https://www.distrelec.ch/

Ferrule

Correct ferrule size must be selected based on the gauge of the wire, as a standard Rheonics uses ferrule with a pin length of 8mm and diameter of 1mm (cross-section 0.5mm2).

Figure 8. 22 AWG (8mm Pin) Insulated Ferrules. [8]

Solder wire

Solder wires are wires with a low melting point, used to create joints using a soldering iron.

Figure 9. Solder wire[9]

Heat shrink tube

Heat shrink tubing is a common element in most electrical installations that protects wires from moisture, dust, abrasion, and sharp objects that might otherwise damage them.

Figure 10. Hear shrink tube[10]

Eyelet

Eyelet fittings are used for mounting cable assemblies using screws, pins, rivets, and bolts.

Figure 11. Eyelet. [11]

2. Cable Length

Required tools:

Knife
Measurement tape

Take the cable and cut the required length for your application by measuring with tape. We recommend stripping out the cable sheath at 18 cm (7 inches) from the end as a suitable length to prepare the cables for attachment to SME-DRM.

Figure 12. Cutting cable to the correct length.

3. Cable strip

Requirements:

Knife

Strip out the sheath with the help of the cutter and a previous cut.

Figure 13. Strip cable sheath.

4. Cutting cable shield

Requirements:

Knife
Cutter

Loosen the metal shield from the black cable cover and cut it out.

Figure 14. Removing the cable shielding to get access to the internal wires.

With the help of the cutter, clean all the remnants from the shield and cable cover.

Figure 15. Cleaning the cover remnants.

5. Stripping the wire ends

Requirement:

Cable stripper

Stripping the wire at 9mm from the end with the stripping tool.

Figure 16. Stripping wire end

6. Proper usage of crimpers

Requirement:

Crimping tool

Your crimping tool should have a nest for inserting the terminal. After inserting in the correct slot, squeeze the crimp tool firmly and release it to get a long-lasting, tight fuse.

Unused wires should be neither stripped nor crimped. We recommend protectiong the ends with a shrink tube to avoid the ends making any electrical contacts.

We recommend crimping the ferrules on two sides instead of 4 sides as they work better with the terminals on the SME.

Twist the wire and Crimp them (Crimpers) using the Crimping Tool.

Figure 17. Crimping the wire end.

Final results after crimping all wires from the sensor cable.

Figure 18. Crimped wires.

7. Preparing grounding cable

Requirements:

Soldering machine
Solder wire
Heat Shrink tube
Hot air gun

Now take the prepared sensor cable and the metal shield and put them together to one side.

Figure 19. Metal shield thread prepared to be twisted.

Take a thin cable and strip both ends.

Figure 20. Thin cable with both ends stripped.

Take the twisted metal shield of the prepared sensor cable and the stripped end of the thin wire and twist them together by adding some flux if necessary.