Terminal Size
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Melting Slicks
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From: Norfolk VA
Terminal Size
What size spade (male) and female terminals I need run wire from my electric choke to the fuse panel. The wire is 14 gauge. I need the type of terminals that do not have plastic around the metal so I can see where and how I'm crimping the terminals. Thanx in advance.
Last edited by Oldguard 7; Nov 18, 2008 at 03:38 PM.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Yep, a blue sleeved terminal will fit that gauge wire. I usually remove the plastic sleeves as well. It makes for better crimping and heat shrink tubing is much easier to slide over.
Team Owner
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From: Columbia Missouri
Yeah, the color indicates the size. Red is the smaller terminal, used with 20, 18, and 16 gauge. Blue is medium, for 16 and 14, and yellow, for 12 and 10.
Sometimes the sleeves are hard to get off. I use various hand tools to aid in their removal.
