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PetrosA:
I'm looking to buy a new crimp tool for 22-10AWG (red, blue and yellow) crimp ends. Up till recently, I've only needed one sporadically, and the cheap flat metal kind was fine but lately I've been getting into more control type wiring and I need a better crimper. I've looked around locally, and it seems I'm going to have to get something online. Prices for something I KNOW would be good are in the $200-$300 range which is way out of my budget. That leaves the slew of Asia-made $20-$80 ones. Can anyone recommend something that will make consistently good connections? Thanks

Big_Al:
Yes, those flat metal crimpers are pretty poor really. I would not use them at all now.
 I brought one of these years ago:
 http://cpc.farnell.com/_/ht-301/insulated-terminals-red-blue-yellow/dp/TL08620

 These really are good quality crimpers at a great price. In my opinion they are easily as good as the RS ones that we have at work.
  Don't know if you can order from CPC whereever you are based though ?
Recommended for anyone in the UK though.

Simon:
yea we sparginly buy these at work due to the price and we even have to get them calibrated

sonicj:
klein 1005

i have done thousands of crimps with these. i use the toothed position for crimping insulated connectors. i know it sounds wrong, but i've found it to be the most reliable method for securely crimping insulated terminations. for non-insulated, i use a ratcheting crimper with the swappable dies. i've been meaning to order this for my arbor press. it avoids the scissor effect of handheld crimpers.
-sj

PetrosA:

--- Quote from: sonicj on November 14, 2010, 02:28:21 am ---klein 1005

i have done thousands of crimps with these. i use the toothed position for crimping insulated connectors. i know it sounds wrong, but i've found it to be the most reliable method for securely crimping insulated terminations. for non-insulated, i use a ratcheting crimper with the swappable dies. i've been meaning to order this for my arbor press. it avoids the scissor effect of handheld crimpers.
-sj

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I'm half German, and therefore it's genetically impossible for me to use tools other than how it says to use them in the instructions ;) Actually, I've taken this style under consideration as well.

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