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where to get J4 connector and crimps for a bally


Mr Pubstuff

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hi all,

i may as well get my requests out of the way at once.

I have a bally space invaders and the J4 female connector for the -35 mpu is way dodgy and doesnt make anywhere near a good reliable connection (i need to seriously push it around to make a connection).

so I need a J4 female connector and the female crimps, but can't find them for sale anywhere (well not anywhere i'm looking).

can anyone (a) point me in the right direction and (b) tell me if i will be able to do it ok myself or will i need a specialised crimping tool to do so?

 

once again, many thanks in advance from a pinny newbie

 

cheers

bazz

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Jaycar sell them - they may not have the right number of connects on them though. So you may have to buy 2, maybe cut one down and label them 1 & 2 so you know which order they go in on the board.

A generic crimper tool will get you going - takes a bit of practise to get this right. I fold the crimp flaps over with the very tip of the crimper then crimp with the smallest sized slot - the pin on this pushes down where the flaps meet.

 

Good luck, bally crimps are by far the most irritating to do due to the smaller size. But then again, crimping any female side on any system i find irritating work

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Jaycar sell them - they may not have the right number of connects on them though. So you may have to buy 2, maybe cut one down and label them 1 & 2 so you know which order they go in on the board.

A generic crimper tool will get you going - takes a bit of practise to get this right. I fold the crimp flaps over with the very tip of the crimper then crimp with the smallest sized slot - the pin on this pushes down where the flaps meet.

 

Good luck, bally crimps are by far the most irritating to do due to the smaller size. But then again, crimping any female side on any system i find irritating work

True I hate crimping those pissy little Trifurcon terminals and now I've gone and bought a GC Waldon crimper to see if that makes the job any easier;)
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hey guys

thanks for the replies.

i have some generic crimpers, but have found in the past that small terminals have been oh so fiddly to get right. I'm not sure how much the waldon or similar crimpers are worth, but experience over many years in many things have taught me that spending money on something that really isnt right means throwing money away in the long run and i should have bought the right thing in the first place (not just financially, but also frustration value at having to redo things again when they either dont work right or fail in the short term).

 

can i ask what opinions are in terms of crimpers?

 

should i just buy the right one in the first place or save some money and make do with a generic crimper?

 

cheers now

bazz

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Lots of crap crimpers out there. I've tried most over the years.

 

For .100 and .156 crimping - this is the correct tool;

 

http://www.greatplainselectronics.com/search.asp

 

Scroll down to the 1028CT - I've done 1000's of crimps with this handy tool.

 

Locally, this is the correct crimper

 

http://www.rtbb.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=127_153&products_id=1226

 

These are the same as I bought-haven't used them yet but I think they'll do the job. http://www.rtbb.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=127_153&products_id=1226 they seem well built of good steel.

 

Beat me to it Jeff !

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