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Clearly the rolling stones did not understand statisfaction
royhall:
I don't want to start an augument over it but I have spent a working life accidentally pulling wires out of these types of crimps over and over, and not just bikes and cars. They have caused more electrical problems for me than anything simply because nobody has the correct tools for them. They are usually crimped with side cutters, or those nasty little tools that come in the cheap kits. Bad. In my line of work I don't know a single person that has a good word to say about them. Even Ralph McFerrand in the bike mag slated them to death a few months back.
SumpMagnet:
With the RIGHT crimping tool, great results are possible. They also avoind an inflexible stress point which soldering doesn't.
As mentioned above, though, the majority of crimped connections I have come across were done with a cheap crimping tool, or no tool at all using cheap connectors where the insulators don't stay put. Then you get the ones where the insulated part of the wire was pushed too far into the crimp, and the only electrical connection is the random contact of the frayed ends.
Crimp connections are not the problem.....it's all down to how they get used. Frequently.....badly!
royhall:
I could not agree more.
Bryanj:
Those boxes just aint big enough
my insulated boxes are shown in attachment, the japanese ones,relays,fuse etc are in another yellow box and the multipin in another red
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I used to be a solder fan for decades but about 30 years ago I discovered the benefits of a purpose made (not cheap) mains cable crimping tool followed more recently by a 6mm HT lead crimping tool plus a crimping tool for Freesat cables.
I'm a believer now.lol
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