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Topaz

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Posted: August 09, 2003 at 11:20 AM / IP Logged

This may be obvious to everyone, but i was wondering how you keep the cables secured in the distribution block itself?, There are things that look like they could crimp onto the wire to keep it in place

Is this what you do??

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Posted: August 09, 2003 at 11:36 AM / IP Logged

There should be an allen screw on each cable whole on the distro block, which when tightened it will hold the cable in place.

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Posted: August 10, 2003 at 11:23 PM / IP Logged

Nope, there are no screws what so ever to hold the cable in place

does anyone else have an Aerpro Platinum Series distribution block?

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Posted: August 10, 2003 at 11:54 PM / IP Logged

Here is a link to Aerpro Platinum Series distribution block http://www.aerpro.com/cgi-bin/list.cgi?list=caraudio now on the top of this distro block http://www.aerpro.com/cgi-bin/product.cgi?pcode=PS42&make=&model= you see a total of 5 allen key screws (gold holes) . When the screw is in the outward position the cable can be inserted when its tightened the cable is locked into the block.

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Posted: August 13, 2003 at 7:03 AM / IP Logged

Thats the right link that you have provided, thanks bberman1

but, it is the 'PS2 Fused Distribution Block' that i have got,

http://www.aerpro.com/cgi-bin/product.cgi?pcode=PS2&make=&model

there are no screws in the ones that I have got.

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Posted: August 15, 2003 at 3:03 AM / IP Logged

do u see the nuts that fit into each of the holes?

those are called compression nuts...what you need to do is unscrew them, strip the wire, poke the wire through the compression nut, and then thread the nut back into the distro block...voila, ur done...repeat...

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Posted: August 15, 2003 at 4:47 AM / IP Logged

I Have tried that already, never mind, i'll buy a new one anyway

This one is starting to piss me off somethin cruel Connecting cable to a distribution block -- posted image.

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Posted: August 15, 2003 at 5:50 AM / IP Logged

Is it the kind that requires you to use ring terminals on each wire?

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Big Purds

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Posted: August 15, 2003 at 8:36 PM / IP Logged

you are not satisfied with the connection that method gives you Topaz?

perhaps I should clarify a bit... when you push the stripped wire through, you have to mushroom the wire strands a bit over the collar that they come through, and then screw them into the block itself...try this and let me know how it works...

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Posted: August 15, 2003 at 10:09 PM / IP Logged

Ah, cheers Big Purds, that I haven't tried

(p.s. I have never seen a distribution block before, I didn't know what they were supposed to have/not have)

esmith69 - I don't know if it needs ring terminals or not, pretty sure it doesn't

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