Dear people,
I’m thinking about buying a crimping tool for open barrel terminals. I would like to make various car enhancements and I realized the housings of TE Connectivity’s FASTIN-FASTON match the ones I can find in my car. So, I think I’m bound to the FASTIN-FASTON. terminals too. I consider pricing and availability of these housings and terminals okay. I can buy it from Digikey and Mouser.
Then I realized TE brand crimping tool is of course excessively expensive. So, after searching through this forum for a suggestion of a general open barrel crimping tool, I do consider Pressmaster MCT FRAME crimping tool with an appropriate die: possibly the 4300-3146.
My primary concern is good compatibility with the terminal size and shape to get good consistent results.
Therefore my main question is for open barrel end terminals, do companies like TE add features to that shape to cause problems with a general crimping tool like Pressmaster MCT FRAME? Of course I need to select the appropriate die size (area in mm2 or AWG range). But is there more to consider to ensure compatibility? For example the material, FASTIN-FASTON ones are brass, ok?
As I’m a citizen from the Netherlands, importing stuff from the USA has a severe cost penalty. So, the Swedish Pressmaster might be a good one. I’ve also heard about Engineer Inc. from Japan, but their website doesn’t tell if they have distributors in Europe.
Do you maybe have other suggestions for a crimping tools for open barrel terminals that I should consider? Preferably in Europe.
Best regards,
Zeyneb