Cable & Connectivity
- Adhesive-lined heat shrink - how does it seal watertight?
- Assemble cables yourself or buy them ready-made?
- Cable Jacket: PVC, PUR or Silicone - Which One?
- Cable management in the control cabinet - how to do it right?
- Choosing a Drag Chain Cable - Which One Fits Your Axis?
- Conductor class 5 or 6 to IEC 60228 - which to pick?
- Crimp Quality: How to Run a Pull Test to Standard
- Crimp, Solder or IDC - Which Contact Holds Best?
- Gold or Tin Contact Plating - Which Should You Pick?
- Heat shrink ratio 2:1 or 3:1 - which fits your cable?
- How to calculate the right cable cross-section?
- How to Choose a Cable Gland - Thread, Range, IP?
- How to choose a Han rectangular connector correctly?
- How to crimp ferrules and pick the right crimp tool
- How to Determine Cable Ampacity by Installation Method
- How to size cable trunking and keep the fill ratio right
- M8 or M12 connectors - which fits your application?
- Network Cable Category - Cat 5e, 6, 6A, 7 or 8?
- Push-Pull, Bayonet or Threaded: Which Connector Lock?
- Ring or Fork Cable Lug - Which One Should You Use?
- Spring or screw terminals - which should you choose?
- Stranded or solid wire - which conductor fits when?
- Twin ferrules: when are two conductors in one terminal OK?
- UTP, FTP or S/FTP - which cable shielding fits?
- When do lever wire connectors make sense?
- Which IP rating does my connector really need?
- Wire Ferrule Colour Code by DIN 46228-4 - which size?