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GaryMcT:
Yeah, if I don't figure out this crimping tool soon, I'm going to set the building on fire.
bkenobi:
Crimping can be frustrating until you figure it out.  If you crimp too hard, you snap the wires.  If you don't crimp hard enough, the terminals slide off.  You also have to get the wires in the right spot so they will be trapped and not destroyed.

I found that if I stripped 2x the length I needed in the terminal, then I could twist the wire, fold it in half, and insert the bent tip in the terminal opening.  When I crimped, I made sure that the folded wire was flat so the wire will sorta straddle the crimped in part.  I don't know if that makes sense or not.
Kman-Sweden:
You could strip then twist the wire, then put some solder on it -THEN crimp. Lots of FUN extra work. It'll hold better.

What kind of crimping tool do you use? I have a real cheap one and I usually crimp two times.
Once on striped wire and the again further out over insulated wire. Am I making any sense?
Ginsu Victim:
Makes sense to me. That's what I do (minus the soldering).
GaryMcT:
So it's generally a good idea to have the transition from stripped wire to wire about halfway through the narrow bit that you crimp?

I'm going to probably go buy a better crimper also. :)
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