sbmso 16 pin connector

[jwals...@gmail.com]

hello everyone, hope all is well. i am using cat 6e cable for my shunts, i had them wired without ferrules and that seemed ok. cat 6e is stranded wire. i installed ferrules and cant keep them in the connector, any tricks? i dont want to force them in and break them off in the connector. thank you john

[Dacian Todea (electrodacus)]

John,

What model of ferules did you get ? Maybe they are to short thus do not reach the spring connector part and it may be the reason they are pushed out.

[Habana7]

The only good answer is that these connectors are made for solid wire.

Op woensdag 27 augustus 2025 om 22:48:41 UTC+2 schreef electr...@gmail.com:

[Dave McCampbell]

John.  I had the same problem trying to get .5mm ferrules into the SBMS0 connector.  After the problem I had with Cat 6 solid wire I went to 20 ga stranded wire and soldered the ends.  Carefully soldered ends on 20 ga wire will fit the SBMS0 connector, and for me provided a much more secure connection between the SBMS0 and battery.  Full description of problem with Cat 6 wire and solution in an earlier post.  Dave