Motorsport Wiring Harness Parallel Splice Calculator for Mil-W-22759 Wires

This calculator computes the diameter of your 22759/16 or 22759/32 Spec 55 splice wires so you can choose the appropriate Molex Parallel Splice





GAUGE    INSIDE DIAMETER  (mm)   

 22-18      1.5mm
16-14      2.3mm
12-10      3.3mm
8              4.2mm
6              5.8mm
4              7.0mm


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Splice Diameter: mm


Molex Versakrimp parallel splices are tinned copper non insulated "shorty" splices from 22 gauge all the way up to 4 gauge. These splices can be used in many configurations including inline (wire to wire) or as a closed-end end splice where you bring several wires together at a single point to terminate them all together.

In motorsport wiring harnesses Parallel Splices should be used instead of Butt Splices as they are shorter and provide better strain relief.

Generally most use SCL adhesive lined heat shrink to cover these splices....Shrink and pinch the open end shut. The ahhesive is black.

Rennsteig and AMP



Top above: We use the Rennsteig PEW9 (P/N 619 031 3) Hex crimp tool. It does a clean hex crimp on Molex Parallel Splices 22-18, 16-14, and 12-10.

Above(2) : We also use our older AMP 49935 (22-18 / 16-14 / 12-10), and AMP 69363 ( 26-24 / 22-20) crimpers.




For 8ga Molex Parallel Splices we use an old Molex RHT-2080 crimper.

Sargent



Best Bet: A readily available crimp tool from Prowire is the Sargent 4235 CT crimper for Molex Parallel Splices up to 8 ga.

For larger 4 ga. splices use the Prowire  Molex Manual crimper 19294-0008 (will also work on 8 ga. splices).

Knipex



Moving upstrean pricewise is the Knipex 97  53 14 which covers a large range of hex crimps.


Splice Example:


Above: Example of splice planning. Here we are using two parallel splices to connect to 17 Analog Grounds with a Pectel SQ6M ECU.

Raychem ES Caps

 

Here on the left we have eight 22759/32-20 wires into a Molex 12-10 Parallel Splice. Crimped with a Rennsteig 6190313 Ratcheting Crimp Tool with 10.0mm hex crimp die.

On the right we have three 22759/16-14 wires into a Molex 12-10 Parallel Splice. Crimped with a Rennsteig 6190313 Ratcheting Crimp Tool with 10.0mm hex crimp die.

A Raychem ES-1 Cap is used to seal the spice end and provide a stiff strain relief. ES Caps are Black or Clear...Clear shown above. With clear you can inspect the seat depths.

Wires were stripped 8mm, the length of the Molex 12-10 splice.

No need to squeeze the end like with SCL...It is already sealed and small diameter. Clean solution for parallel splices.



Raychem SCL

 

Left Above: Here we have ten 22ga (22759/16-22-30) wires into a Molex 12-10 Parallel Splice sealed with 1/4" x  3/4" SCL heat shrink.

 Lightly pinch the SCL shut with pliers when hot to seal the open end.

Right Above: For the Molex Parallel Spices 22-18 and smaller use 1/8" SCL  to shrink and seal the splice. Here we have three 22759/32-20-3 wires into a 22-18 Parallel Splice.