Series 3 Electrics: Series Wiring - What is a 'Clinch connector'?

Electrics: What is a 'Clinch connector'?



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In all the series Land rover wiring diagrams you'll see, there's a symbol referred to a 'clinch connector'. Circle with a X thru' it.

Google the term and all I get is more leafer-owners asking much the same question, and answers to now dead-links.

Seems only Land-rover refer to their connectors as such. So before I flounce out, what is a 'clinch connector'? What does it look like?

If you look at a map of Tasmania, at the principality of Ymortum it’s out line is almost the same shape as a clinch connector. It’s a cap on the end of a cable that keeps the smoke and sparks inside the insulation. Very often on Lucas systems, the smoke can escape whilst in its way to a wayward bullet connector. Lucas tried to design this out by only placing the ill fitting bullets in direct contact with salty road spray but even when expanded by rust and grit the sparks find it hard to jump the connector.

Well. I never did. Now I'm actually googling maps of Tasmania. The things I do. With Lucas, the patent holder for the short circuit, I get the idea. Tthe Prince of Darkness is at work. Thanks but, Ymortum I'm not finding.

I do know Lucas were the first to market with self-dimming headlamps, and first with intermittent wipers. It was Lucas that put the Great in Britain. I beg, join me in climbing every mountain, marching every byway, following every rainbow, for we shed a tear. Strike up the Elgar.

As we all lean into another chorus of 'Land of Hope and Glory'...

What the hell is a 'clinch connector' and how the 'F' is it different from a Snap connector or a plug keyed on the same diagrams, and should I care?

Crimp connectors come in a box with a funny looking pair of pliers to well " CRIMP " the connectors.

It's right there, next to the principality of Gullible.

Have a look at this snapshot of the drawing it shows a clinch connection on the brown [N] power supply which is behind the dash in the wiring harness 4 wires in one crimp..
2nd pic is a modern equivalent

It’s all a dead end.

You guys are super funny. I love all the Lucas jokes.

Ah, thank you Blackburn, solved! The Series Landrover equiv. will be running rather more current, yet a 'clinch connector' is what I would call a bomb-tail connector. Alarm-engineers & telco blokes use 'em, but smaller.

Along with the three position switch - Dim, Flicker and Off, another market-leading bit of tech. courtesy of the Prince.
Knowing this my life is complete. All I need now is the eight-spokes, the gay-plate, plastic snorkel and I can't fail...

To look a complete c...

When larger, some call 'em cable-nuts.

It's dark in here.