Terminal crimper

 Belly up to the bar, this round's on me.

I've used the various crimper kits available at auto parts store and the
like for 10-18 gauge wire, I'm never happy with the results. It looks
cheap as hell and half the time the wire slips out of the damn crimp.
Maybe it's the crimper, maybe it's the terminals, maybe it's just me.

I'm looking for a professional-style ratcheting crimper that does a
great crimp that doesn't result in crimps that look like I made them
with a flat blade screwdriver and a hammer (yes, side of the road).

Looking for suggestions/recommendations/sources.

Have another round.

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Fins BS#221 AH#135
2007 FLHTCU
You say tomato, I say tomato. Doesn't make much sense when you read it.

 


If you don't want to squeeze it...solder iron, heat shrink

 On 4/20/2011 4:37 PM, another nogn wrote:

For some applications that's not the best solution, and I've been
soldering (correctly) for over 30 years.

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Fins BS#221 AH#135
2007 FLHTCU
You say tomato, I say tomato. Doesn't make much sense when you read it.

 

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Damn I'm glad you posted this, as I went down to look and see what brand mine
were and found a pipe leaking water right above my tool boxes!


I tried to read the name and all I can make out anymore is U.S.A

one side has a half circle and the other a little tab that actually makes the
crimp look like a half moon, I'm betting they either came off a snap on truck
(they are not snap on though) or a indy tool truck that used to come by some
30 years ago (wonder why I can't read the name huh)

I know I searched and found a pair like them for someone one time, bet they
came from a Napa  

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and ya better know what your doing, or the wire will break at the solder
point, go easy with solder in automotive uses, or it won't take vibration well