Fork Terminals

A crimp spade terminal, also referred to as a fork or split ring, is a small tube composed of metal connected with a flat fork. The tube or Barrel Terminal of the crimp is an empty tube since the stranded cable is placed and crimped. The connection terminal is composed of a flat fork containing a central hole that makes a roust connection to a bolt or stud. These ring terminals are either insulated or non-insulated.

Types of Fork Terminals

Crimp terminals that exist in the industry today are available in a wide range of ring sizes and cable sizes. The cross-sectional area or American wire gauge is the most significant stranded wire. In order to match the size of the stranded wire, its compatibility is required to fulfill the criteria of amperage. The fork size is matched with the bolt and stud size; usually the measurement is metric.

Insulated Terminals

DIN 46237 color coding is the most frequently used type of crimp terminal. Color coding is used to depict wire size.

• Red 0.5 mm² to 1.5 mm²
• Yellow 2.5 mm² to 6 mm²
• Blue 1.5 mm2 to 2.5 mm²

Non-insulated

The size of non-insulated terminals is larger. Studs and bolts are connected to non-insulated terminals. Larger stranded wire can be accepted at non-insulated forks. These heavy-duty terminals require more specialized tooling.

Applications of Folk Terminals

An electrical crimp comes up with a connection that is solderless. Studs and screws are usually working by the configuration of the forks wiring system.

They are widely used for:

• Wiring harnesses
• Electrical panels
• Terminal blocks