Electrical Terminals/Pins

[spinkoo]

Does anyone know the size or series of the terminal pins used on the American Sportworks 7150. I need to repair some terminals, male and female but don't know the size to order.

 

[Karts of Kaos]

can you send us some pic of what your working with and the specific connections?

 

[spinkoo]

The pictures shown are all the same style that are on the kart. Thank you

 

[Functional Artist]

Maybe something like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2655055182...p1QJ89qaxuubWC4p0jw6+Gz8mIFM|tkp:BFBMyKjDrOVh

 

[spinkoo]

That looks like it, I’m not sure why it seemed so difficult for me but thank you!

 

[Karttekk]

Maybe something like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265505518214?hash=item3dd15cb286:g:21cAAOSwztVcJy86&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAA4D7d1AeBiS6aQ1flFlmq1GktNLCm8AZ07jq8UEWeDwHxZlL2U6N8P/rEwz5QEXUymU/KomGEUmyEwKOW9y4GD2Xk1G5DaQpLVkcrRr9gdADdXGJqdZzeJZViwq049brinn2d1lWzNNy5wG2Wc4BkQzDW9Ts9FxihuK/m3eF2MqpIlcVmNjr7QVfQKsWOxlqPwnHG4lwLf33h7pWImeGm1mq2tP+anyFJvHykeW9yGZenou6II5ptJwI8+rA2MOjBTQTEEbGG4jFYo4xTp1QJ89qaxuubWC4p0jw6+Gz8mIFM|tkp:BFBMyKjDrOVh

Thanks Artist! I was looking for the same connectors for a Hammerhead 80T buggy I'm reconditioning. The ones on there were brittle and crumbling apart. Picked up 2 sets.

 

[Karttekk]

Maybe something like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265505518214?hash=item3dd15cb286:g:21cAAOSwztVcJy86&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAA4D7d1AeBiS6aQ1flFlmq1GktNLCm8AZ07jq8UEWeDwHxZlL2U6N8P/rEwz5QEXUymU/KomGEUmyEwKOW9y4GD2Xk1G5DaQpLVkcrRr9gdADdXGJqdZzeJZViwq049brinn2d1lWzNNy5wG2Wc4BkQzDW9Ts9FxihuK/m3eF2MqpIlcVmNjr7QVfQKsWOxlqPwnHG4lwLf33h7pWImeGm1mq2tP+anyFJvHykeW9yGZenou6II5ptJwI8+rA2MOjBTQTEEbGG4jFYo4xTp1QJ89qaxuubWC4p0jw6+Gz8mIFM|tkp:BFBMyKjDrOVh

I actually ordered the wrong ones from that vendor but I contacted them and asked to send the correct ones. They're for the headlight wiring on the 80T. I have a couple of questions. Would you happen to know what gauge wire these take? Also, I tried using the heavier gauge automotive connectors but only one headlight illuminated. I'm thinking the heavier wire created too much resistance and wouldn't let the current through them. Could this be the case? Thanks

 

[Snaker]

I actually ordered the wrong ones from that vendor but I contacted them and asked to send the correct ones. They're for the headlight wiring on the 80T. I have a couple of questions. Would you happen to know what gauge wire these take? Also, I tried using the heavier gauge automotive connectors but only one headlight illuminated. I'm thinking the heavier wire created too much resistance and wouldn't let the current through them. Could this be the case? Thanks

My guess is that you have a bad crimp.
A magnifying glass and a ohm meter will help.
Most of these crimp terminals are set to crimp one "wing" on bare conductor and one "wing" on insulation.

Larger wires (lower gauge 3) will have slightly less resistance, materials and length being the same. But negligible difference. The big difference is the heavier wire pull much more current.
A cart like a Hammerhead usually comes with minimums of wiring, I would go that size or heavier, preferably heavier.
The wire gauge can be eyeballed with practice, if in doubt, get a wire gauge tool or get a quality wire stripper and use the sized "holes" as a wire gauge tool.
Also keep track of the crimps pins you get, they are sized for the wire gauge you select as well.

 

[Karttekk]

My guess is that you have a bad crimp.
A magnifying glass and a ohm meter will help.
Most of these crimp terminals are set to crimp one "wing" on bare conductor and one "wing" on insulation.

Larger wires (lower gauge 3) will have slightly less resistance, materials and length being the same. But negligible difference. The big difference is the heavier wire pull much more current.
A cart like a Hammerhead usually comes with minimums of wiring, I would go that size or heavier, preferably heavier.
The wire gauge can be eyeballed with practice, if in doubt, get a wire gauge tool or get a quality wire stripper and use the sized "holes" as a wire gauge tool.
Also keep track of the crimps pins you get, they are sized for the wire gauge you select as well.

After repeatedly banging my head against the wall, it ends up the wires don't match the kart harness. Green is ground on the harness and blue is hot. Blue is ground on the headlights and brown is hot. I put a jumper wire into the male connector and touched the other ends to a battery. The headlights work if I touch brown to + and blue to - Not sure why one light worked at first but mystery solved.

I probably tried three different gauge wires and connectors until the light came on, literally. Talk about feeling like an idiot...

I went through the same thing with a new key switch. The horn would beep with the key in the OFF position but not on the ON position. Took my test light and tested the female harness wires to find out which was hot and which was ground. The new key switch was backward. I pushed the pins out and reinserted them to match the kart harness. The horn beeps with the key in the ON position and the engine now cranks. I've always said a 12V test light is your best friend with these machines.