Joining sheilded wires

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:18 pm

Anyone know to connect sheilded wires together?i have a bit of sheilded wire with 3 wires going to a g/box plug that,s not long enough to reach the tcu,at the other end i have a tcu plug with a long lenght of sheild wire with 3 wires also at the plug but where it is cut in the middle there are only 2 wires and a bit of sheilding.I'm thinking that one of the 3 wires is joined into the sheilding at each plug end.

Craigus · Post by **Craigus** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:36 pm

Anyone know to connect sheilded wires together?

As a general principle, all you need to do is to join the individual internal wires, insulate them and connect the two shields together. In an automotive application it very likely wouldn't matter if you didn't wrap up the zone with the joins in shielding.

I'm thinking that one of the 3 wires is joined into the sheilding at each plug end.

Possibly. You'll be able to tell using your multimeter.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 6:55 pm

craigues is right, its not the best way to do it but just joining the shield should be fine for a sensor shield... if you have issues though you know where to look.

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:26 pm

If you ground the Shielding where the join is, it will save you running a new one if you get noise issues

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:45 am

thanks guys. I think i've got it sorted.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:16 pm

it is probably much the same as joining O2 sensor wires, might be where some problems do start ? Hmmm...

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:12 pm

Joining SS wires are fun

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:06 am

it worked ....