[Boatanchors] off topic - 3/16 female spade connectors

[rbethman]

Tom,

Look for those made by T&B, (Thomas & Betts) connectors. They are not 
aluminum, but are tinned copper.

I've been using their kits since the '70s.  I just procure additional 
connectors as needed.

Try Grainger.  The professional electrical folks have gone away from 
Aluminum since the Aluminum cable issues were studied and found to cause 
issues.  They no longer fiddle with "AlNox" compounds, and Aluminum 
wiring has been banned in almost every "Code" published in quite awhile.

The year 2004 pretty well did away with a bunch of these issues since 
the building codes adopted the International Codes.

Bob - N0DGN


On 10/2/2014 7:16 AM, Tom Chesek wrote:
> I have to replace two 3/16” female spade connectors that attach to a thermo switch on a microwave oven and I am looking for help with your knowledge of electrical connectors.  It seems to me that most spade connectors are made of a softer metal (aluminum maybe) but the connectors on appliances seem to be of a higher grade (harder metal) to sustain exposure to higher temperatures.  Can someone point me in the right direction as to the type of connector and where I might source a few of them?  I have plenty of standard run of the mill spades but need to know what to look for outside the run of the mill realm.
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Tom K3TVC