Date:         Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:36:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wire crimp tool, find
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When you buy one, try to get one from a source that makes the whole variety of jaws to fit the pliers. Whatever you want to crimp, there is a jaw made for it. There wasn’t even an Amazon when I bought mine but even eBay at the time had a real selection in price, quality and options. 

Jim

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> On Jun 28, 2024, at 9:35 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have and use these. They do get adjusted or they need to be matched to the wire and connectors being used. More importantly the quality of the connector and wire is what often determines the success of the connections. For the most part, if you purchased the connectors at the auto parts store you have junk. Even for name brand stuff there are different performance levels offered. Many devices that have wires attached have prro quality wore often not meeting any size standard, same with wire purchased separately. Also for wire there is a lot of copper coated aluminum junk. Also, the wirining in the Vanagon is meteric, not AWG so a bit of effort is needed to choose the right connector and crimp it properly. 
> 
> Dennis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Eric Caron
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2024 5:49 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Wire crimp tool, find
> 
> Hi friends on the Vanagon list,
> 
>        I can’t believe no one on this list mentioned this tool to me!  
> 
>        A friend stopped in to do a few tasks with me. 
> 
> While putting in the LED headlights, and setting up the blinking signal lights in the headlight a spade connector on a ground wire fell off.  Big surprise. 
> 
> So I went to get my connectors, and He said Oh!  I have something to show you.
> 
> I’ve always struggled with crimp connectors, ever sense learning how to do it.  Learning this was a 4:00 am lesson from a member of this list. 
> 
> So, my friend hands me a ratcheting crimper.  It puts on just the right pressure then releases.  No more over or under crimping.  He says it has been perfect for him. 
> 
> This is a tool I need to find.  Of course he doesn’t remember for sure where he got it! 
> 
> So, now to find the darn thing.  I will double check but I think he said the name on the tool was Doyle 
> 
> Any one got info on such a tool?  This will improve my wiring game a great deal.
> 
> Eric Caron