Electric problem

[Ewan 500 K1]

Try looking at the ones in the link below---DON'T HAVE HEART FAILURE AT THE FIRST ONE!!!!!


http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/terminalsnonins/noninscrimps.php


I have a 40 year old Ripaults crimper still in use in good nick except for the cutting jaw

I got on fine with MP71 from Bryans link + a wire stripper from Aldi when doing a full new loom

[mickwinf]

Ewan, I have the same crimpers and found it crimps the smaller part of the terminal fine but when I try the bigger part it ends up all miss-shapen, what was your experience?

[Ewan 500 K1]

Ewan, I have the same crimpers and found it crimps the smaller part of the terminal fine but when I try the bigger part it ends up all miss-shapen, what was your experience?

found it fine for 3.9 bullets Mick ... although it did take a few to get the hang of positioning the rear end of the bullet in the crimper just right to get a good fold.... bearing in mind I was doing a full loom I got plenty pratice . I'm happy that everything is secure even if some of rear end crimps aren't totally pretty. Just to be sure I put some heathshrink on too before putting the plastic sleeve on. Photo in the above post shows a bullet with heat shrink and sleeve on.

Photo here (though not that good) shows a bullet fresh out the crimper

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and this one shows with heatshrink added, before plastic sleeve put on

[mickwinf]

cheers will have to try harder!

[Ewan 500 K1]

cheers will have to try harder!

.... key is the need to get the wee luggs on the rear of the bullet currectly positioned in the depression bit on the crimping tool  before squeezing the handles. (The smaller terminal clamp luggs gets crimped with the jaws of the tool and the larger clamp luggs get crimped between the handles). It took me bloody ages to do all the bullets on that loom.... was my first time though. May well be easier and quicker with a higher spec crimping thingy. And... if it had been a standard loom I'd been needing it would prob have been cheaper buying a new one from DSS