As I always say, the ABYC is a bare minimum not a maximum. Yes, these terminals degrade with each connect/disconnect. ABYC E-11 does not address connect/disconnect degradation. This is down from 6 pounds on the first pull. 25″ terminal can still hold a 5 pound pull. U元10 requires that after the sixth disconnect a. Sadly the ABYC is silent on how a Q-C terminal performs after the first disconnect. They hold well and are amazingly consistent.Ģ- Because generally speaking quick-connect terminals are pretty unreliable in the marine environment.ģ- Because they degrade their holding power with each connect/disconnect cycle.Ĥ- Because they are only allowed on circuits of less than 20A. The best we’ve found are the Quick-Connects made by Molex. Lingo Marine Inc (rating of the organization on our site - 4.6) works at United States, Millsboro, DE 19966, 121 Delaware Ave. Why we avoid Quick-Connect Terminals whenever Possible.ġ- Because the quality of this terminal type are all over the map. For this reason the Captive Spades with upturned forks are typically the best choice if you absolutely need to use a spade. The Spade terminal below also qualifies as “captive” but it’s critical you are using it with the correct screw diameter.
The Spade terminal above does not meet the ABYC standards.
After terminating tens of thousands of ring terminals I can count on one hand (all I have these days) the number of times I needed to use a captive spade. Under ABYC E-11 ring terminals are preferred however captive type spades can be used too. The Quick Connect terminals we find most consistent are by Molex.We buy these atWaytek. 25″ is the most common.The one thing these terminals are not are “spades”. Other acceptable terms include quick-disconnect, friction-fit & blade terminals. UL even has an entire standard (UL 310) devoted to these terminals. This is why the industry term for this type of terminal is Quick-Connect (UL definition). is published by Walt Stearns / Ocean Arts, Inc., with a large focused on dive travel, marine life and photography. When talking with your electrician it is important to get the Lingo correct or they may have no idea what you are talking about? If your electrician also calls Quick-Connect terminals “spades” it’s probably time to find a new electrician! (wink)įaston® terminals were invented by AMP and Faston® is a registered trade name. Whenever a spade is used they shall be “captive” type spades.
The image above is from ABYC E-11 and it is showing the acceptable spade terminals allowed for use. You can find more information regarding these settings and the processing of your data in our privacy policy.If I had a dime for every-time a reader or customer has called a Faston, friction-fit, quick-disconnect or quick-connect terminal (UL definition) a “spade” I’d be retired.
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