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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665   
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I got a crimping tool and a range of dies from here:
http://www.zbtools.co.uk/crimping.htm#ZBT05910 Not had much hard use, but pleased so far  Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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31st Oct 2014 12:26pm |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756 
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As above I simply make my crimps in a vice. First flatten the terminal a little in the vice then place a nail or similar object along the centre line of the back of the terminal and wind the vice up tight. Done a load of crimps using this method and all have proved secure over many years.
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31st Oct 2014 7:00pm |
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| couplands Member Since: 31 Aug 2011 Location: Peak District & Cornwall Posts: 1826 
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Do any of you guys solder them as well as crimp..? Is this a good or bad idea..?
Cheers Simon |
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31st Oct 2014 7:40pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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If you have a good crimp tool, I would advise against soldering. The wire will become stiff at the soldered end, and therefore there will be a higher risk of breaking there caused by vibrations. Cheers, Vincent
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31st Oct 2014 8:37pm |
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| pannawonica Member Since: 21 Nov 2010 Location: Clackline Western Australia Posts: 568 
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My brief report on a cheap Chinese hydraulic crimp tool. It's everything I expected, the dies are some what inaccurate, however it does effectively crimp up. In short it does the job! It probably will develop a leak, that's why they included spare seals.
  Yes I would buy it again, however if I was putting my hands on it every day it would have Klauke or Cembre written on the label. |
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22nd Nov 2014 1:05pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Soldering is another option I use. Main problem with that is getting enough heat on the crimp to melt the solder you have loaded in the terminal bucket/barrel. Usually an accurate propane blow torch will suffice. With practice you can get an excellent joint but be careful too much heat at the wrong point and your cable insulation may melt or even ignite. Practice is the key. Heatshrinking over the finished job area also insulates the crimp and finishes it off nicely.
If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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22nd Nov 2014 2:29pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558 
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if using blowlamp only heat the tip of the hole end and let the heat travel up , its copper and will travel up fast . as k9f says if you get the flame near the insulting it will burn fast and look horrible job
best to finish with bit of heatshrink anyway |
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22nd Nov 2014 2:36pm |
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