Where is.....

[Hornless.Rhino]

Hopefully this thread will help me find what I'm looking for.

Quite a while ago now, someone posted a series of wire connector/nut VIs, that you put at the end of loose wires to stop them throwing errors and breaking things, when you just want to temporarily disconnect them.

I can't seem to find the thread again though. Does anyone remember who posted them or where?

They looked similar to the ones below

[Hornless.Rhino]

Ok found two threads that link to them

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Simulating-an-inductor/m-p/937136/highlight/true#M420620

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/TCP-Memory-Leak/m-p/882421/highlight/true#M398965

Carry on. 🙂

[SnowMule]

I'm just glad nobody's using scotch-locks on their wires. :deal

Damn things should be illegal.

:lol

[Hornless.Rhino]

Hey cool, something to bundle wires together that doesn't actually change the data format. That'd be useful in cleaning up a BD.

[altenbach]

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@Hornless.Rhino wrote:

Hey cool, something to bundle wires together that doesn't actually change the data format.

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I would call shorting together all bundled wires a change in data format ... 😉

[Hornless.Rhino]

Ah... didn't see what was inside until you said that.

Yes, a scotch lock could be a bit dodgy.

Maybe you could just upgrade to wireless and use local variables (hahaha).

[Wayne.C]

Its not a short.  Its a merge!

[altenbach]

Well, it depends what's hooked up to the three ends. It could be split instead of a merge. 😄

(Actually, it is typically always a split. I've seen these 25 years ago when installing a car radio. They allowed powering the car radio by splicing into an existing 12V wire under the dashboard.)

[Wayne.C]

They were real popular with the doit yourselfers.  Problem was that most of the time the wire would eventually break at the splice.

[SnowMule]

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@altenbach wrote:

Well, it depends what's hooked up to the three ends. It could be split instead of a merge. 😄

(Actually, it is typically always a split. I've seen these 25 years ago when installing a car radio. They allowed powering the car radio by splicing into an existing 12V wire under the dashboard.)

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They make wiring harnesses now.  Shouldn't ever need to splice a wire unless you've got a really old or unique vehicle.  :deal

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@Wayne.C wrote:

They were real popular with the doit yourselfers.  Problem was that most of the time the wire would eventually break at the splice.

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 Yep.  When I went through my snowmobile trailer this year, all the wiring came out.  Interior/exterior lights, electric brakes... everything.  Had a pile of wire with scotch locks all over it that went into the dumpster.  Pulled new wire through it, put it in wire loom, put grommets in where the wires went through panels.... hey, all the lights work again!  all the brakes brake now too!  Novel concept, wiring the right way instead of the cheap/easy way.  But, I guess they still sold the trailer...

Scotch-locks should be illegal. :lol