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ZeroAviation:
Does such a machine exist that will automate crimping of these pins? Pins: 0016020096 - Housing: 50-57-9404

I did a google/ebay search and found a few chinese machines but was not able to find any good information on them.

I gotta make 300 cables with these connects on both ends, doing the pins by hand will take a very very long time.

Any feedback welcome! If there is a company that will make the cables for me I would consider that route as well!

Thanks

T3sl4co1l:
Yes, they do.  I forget if it's a combined wire cutting - stripping - crimping tool, or just crimping, but you should probably be sitting down to see the price (~$5k?). ;D

Contracting it out may be a good idea, might be a couple low hundred bucks.  Same price to buy the proper crimp tool (the ratcheting thing, does one pin at a time by hand with very good results), plus a couple hours sitting down to do it yourself.  :-//

Where are you at?  I know of a house or two around here, but don't know if they're the scale you're looking for, or nearby enough to be worth it.

Tim

olkipukki:
Molex crimp press and required applicator would cost $7K-$9K.

As far as remember, Molex offers another bench press where you can reuse a crimp head from their hand  tools, but still around $5K.

Above assuming that you already have stripped wires  >:D

If this is one off project and don’t mind to pay a premium price (guesting 0.5$ per wire), worth to check vendor pre-crimped wires (on DigiKey,Mouser,...) and assembly cables in house. In the most cases, Molex (as well as Hirose, Samtec etc) made these available.

reboots:

--- Quote from: olkipukki on August 05, 2018, 12:03:24 pm ---If this is one off project and don’t mind to pay a premium price (guesting 0.5$ per wire), worth to check vendor pre-crimped wires (on DigiKey,Mouser,...) and assembly cables in house. In the most cases, Molex (as well as Hirose, Samtec etc) made these available.

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I'm a huge fan of Digi-Key's pre-crimped leads, where wire length, gauge and color are suitable. The parts and assembly are high quality. These 150 and 300 MM leads appear to be compatible with Molex SL-series housings:

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex-llc/0797580003/WM15221-ND/6187842
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex-llc/0797580011/WM15222-ND/6187843

$.73/ea might be steep for hobby use or mass production. For small production quantities, I think it's a bargain.

olkipukki:

--- Quote from: reboots on August 05, 2018, 02:50:48 pm ---
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex-llc/0797580003/WM15221-ND/6187842
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex-llc/0797580011/WM15222-ND/6187843

$.73/ea might be steep for hobby use or mass production. For small production quantities, I think it's a bargain.

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Exactly, these are Molex's wires (at least manufactured by certified subcontractor), very unlikely you will have headache...

OP needs 300 cables, so 300x4 = 1200x0.4$ => $480 + $90 for housings + $30 for extraction tool (just in case) + labour to assembly pieces together

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