PrairieKnight
Active Member
I used suitcase connectors on the first part of my layout to connect the 22 gauge feeder wires to the 14 gauge bus wires. Although they seemed to work alright at the time I installed them, I did not have a real good feeling with folding the end of the 22 gauge wire over after stripping the end so that I had enough thickness of the 22 gauge wire inside the connector so that it would catch and hold inside the connector as I was clamping down on both wires to close the connector. I was searching on YouTube to see what other connectors might be out there for me to use in my addition to the existing layout. I found a video with the below wire connector. This looks much more secure. It uses the clamping of the bus wire but then you crimp the feeder to a connector and fit it into a sleeve making a connection with the bus wire that is clamped in the suitcase part of the connector. I have never seen this type of connector before. So.... has anyone out there had any experiences with this type of connector? What are they called? Can I find them at Lowes or Home Depot? And two things I need to mention. I am having trouble finding suitcase connectors at the aforementioned stores and..... I have no soldering skills
In this picture from the video: The red horizontal wire between the fingers is the bus wire. The yellow vertical wire is the feeder wire.
In this picture from the video: The red horizontal wire between the fingers is the bus wire. The yellow vertical wire is the feeder wire.