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Date:         Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:01:55 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Electrical Crimp Connectors - How-to Video
Comments: To: Don Hundt <dhundt@BENDBROADBAND.COM>
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At 11:00 AM 9/2/2010 -0400, Don Hundt wrote:

>less than $19.00 for this one. >http://www.tooltopia.com/tool-aid-18900.aspx?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=SGT18900&utm_campaign=googlebase_18u

You can get that identical tool for $30 in the FLAPS. Don't bother. I've had two of them, and anyone who wants them can have them for a nickel. They're worth at least that much as scrap iron.

I did once have a decent ratchet crimper that I bought for $50 in a marine hardware store in Kittery Maine. It was stolen and they no longer have it or remember anything about it, sigh.

For FAA use, suck it up and buy the AMP tool and connectors. For our purposes, a Channellock #908 http://www.amazon.com/Chanellock-908-Channellock-Wiring-Tool/dp/B00004SBDH will be perfectly satisfactory. There's a better picture here http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/VanagonMeltedEngineHarness02#5487300480980688162

The essential feature of this tool (and similar ones carried by electricians) is that it makes an indented crimp. This allows great crimping pressure without breaking your hand or needing to use a compound-action mechanism. I'm sure Greenlee and others make a similar tool. You can find them in the electrician's department at Home Depot etc. You have to make two crimps, one for the wire and a second one for the insulation.

Incidentally, again for our purposes, there's nothing wrong with using a PVC-insulated terminal like the one he rejected. If you go to NAPA you can get either PVC or Nylon-insulated good quality terminals, probably both made by 3M. Don't expect them to be free, but they're a lot less expensive in bulk.

Yours, David


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