so instead of just buying two of the sensors directly from brewpi, i cheaped out and figured id just pick some up on ebay. it wasnt the price they were charging, it was fact that it made shipping way more expensive for some reason.
in any case, the issue im having is that for the life of me i cannot get the three wires from the temp probe to actually set into the RJ11 jack and crimp down. its like they just wont go into the little slots inside the plug head. and i cant force them as they arent stiff enough (24ga) to be shoved into place.
anybody have any ideas? any DIY video/instructionals ive seen only show crimping with the full 4 wire/rj11 or 6 wire/rj12 setup. so no help there as only using 3 wires seems to be the problem.
i have the probes, a few rj11 heads, and a crimper tool. but even when i feel like i get the wires pushed up and into the head, the tiniest tug on the lines pulls them right out of the head. no crimping is taking place.
driving me crazy. advice?
in any case, the issue im having is that for the life of me i cannot get the three wires from the temp probe to actually set into the RJ11 jack and crimp down. its like they just wont go into the little slots inside the plug head. and i cant force them as they arent stiff enough (24ga) to be shoved into place.
anybody have any ideas? any DIY video/instructionals ive seen only show crimping with the full 4 wire/rj11 or 6 wire/rj12 setup. so no help there as only using 3 wires seems to be the problem.
i have the probes, a few rj11 heads, and a crimper tool. but even when i feel like i get the wires pushed up and into the head, the tiniest tug on the lines pulls them right out of the head. no crimping is taking place.
driving me crazy. advice?