Tea Connector for Serial RS232 Cables

Step 5 Wire it up.

I normally use simple 3 wire connections so my connector is only wired for three connections. If you use more wires in your connections then you just need to wire them up, you may be surprised at how much wire you can use up.

Cut 8 wires of each color, I used about 8 inch long wires, you could probably use shorter one. Tin the wire ends and the connector ends. I just lay the wire on the connector and reheat the solder. Not the fanciest or strongest connection around, but seems ok. If you like insulation insulate it now. Heat shrink tubing can make a really neat job of it. I actually used some insulation stripped from a phone cable, seemed ok.

I connected the 4 connectors for the lower layer together, with an extra wire for the receive and transmit and ground, these will connect to the upper level. At this point you may appreciated the fact that the wires are color coded. I used a wire nut for some and when I ran out of them just twisted them together and soldered, then finished of with heat shrink tubing. Then I put the connectors in the lower level of the tin. Half way done!

Repeat for the upper layer of connectors, but tie the extra wires from the lower level in this connects the two layers together. ( if you use the null modem option below, do not connect the layers together, except for the ground, put an extra set of wires on the top layer and run the receive and transmit to the double pole double throw switch together. All the way done!!