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Quick Disconnects - how hard to crimp

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darkmanx:
^^ heheh.  ;D

the fact is of course it will be easier with the tool made for the job, but it can be done pretty well without it.

1UP:
After crimping 20-50 ends, your hands will thank you for getting the right tool.

kamakazi:
You obviously  care enough to ask, so here are some crimping pointers. [*]Don't use pliers, they smash the crimp connector and make it more likely to pull off the wire[*]Use the right size connectors for your wire, the wire keeps the connector from crushing/breaking when you crimp it[*]use the right shape crimper.  Insulated connectors need a crimper that is kind of flat, uninsulated need one that actually crunches an indentation into the metal of the connector[*]If you are doing a lot of them (my control panel would be more than 50) consider buying a ratcheting crimper, that way you don't have to guess whether or not you have crimped hard enough[/list]

That said, I soldered mine because no one makes a crimp that works reliably on 24 gauge solid wire.  I don't recommend folding the wire back over the insulation to make it fit the connector, the insulation just crushes when you crimp, but you can strip twice as long as you need and fold the wire back on itself.

kamakazi

Thenasty:

--- Quote ---My crimper has a simple name. It is P-L-I-E-R-S.
--- End quote ---


Mine is a pre-historic tools called ROCKS  :)

lightspeed:
Thanks for all the feedback, guys.  I think I'll try to make a go with it with my normal crimping tool initially, and see how well that does.

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