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Wire Crimping- How Much Force?
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George I also remember an incident with a hacksaw. Scott what ended up in the tree? 
Also about the crimping. George told me to dip the wire in anti-seize before crimping too. I would think copper based would be best. George you're slipping, you should have mentioned this but I guess you're so taken back by the tools getting launched and now the air rifle that you were overwhelmed. And your grief for missing JH.
Also about the crimping. George told me to dip the wire in anti-seize before crimping too. I would think copper based would be best. George you're slipping, you should have mentioned this but I guess you're so taken back by the tools getting launched and now the air rifle that you were overwhelmed. And your grief for missing JH.
How often do you go to the dentist?No crimpers, here...I just bite down with moderate pressure...
Often enough to have put one of his kids through college!...How often do you go to the dentist?
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Good addition that quick release. LOL
I bought a set like that specifically for doing the solar panel MC4 connectors, but found they do a great job a many fittings. I used it to install two harness style packs when doing my tilt wheel install.
I use the pooh out of these. Note the different crimp positions
Here is a pair of those GB crimpers like shown earlier, rock solid and easy to squeeze:
Thanks, Tommy. Today was the virgin run with the fans. Everything seemed to go alright, but I have temperature questions for another thread. So BOTL!
Good God! Sorta makes me feel inadequate, John. Did you have to show that?
Just because you can't show your feet due to your old, cracked toenails ain't no reason tuh get on me! My toes is bee-u-ti-full! (Stick poke)
Scott's still married with one kid out of college, one kid still in college, and two more to go! That's why I don't have kickbutt crimpers! :laugh:
Skerr, back to your original question, I see. Hopefully this is the answer:
I use the insulated connectors with the heat shrink/adhesive (weatherproof) insulation available at any auto supply. I use the non-insul (stake) position on my cheap crimper or on my Klein crimper, just enough to crimp the wire, but not so much as to punch through the insulation. (Fith pic in post #34) There is your electrical connection. Then I heat shrink each end with a two dollar fire starter butane match. The glue melts, the plastic shrinks (stop just before it turns black), and there is your mechanical connection. Just did that on my bilge pump to float switch wires (in my boat, not the Jeep, only once did I need a bilge pump in the Jeep). The PO just used non-weatherproof crimps and it almost sank my boat when the float switch wire totally corroded off, simultaneously, in two places.
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I use the insulated connectors with the heat shrink/adhesive (weatherproof) insulation available at any auto supply. I use the non-insul (stake) position on my cheap crimper or on my Klein crimper, just enough to crimp the wire, but not so much as to punch through the insulation. (Fith pic in post #34) There is your electrical connection. Then I heat shrink each end with a two dollar fire starter butane match. The glue melts, the plastic shrinks (stop just before it turns black), and there is your mechanical connection. Just did that on my bilge pump to float switch wires (in my boat, not the Jeep, only once did I need a bilge pump in the Jeep). The PO just used non-weatherproof crimps and it almost sank my boat when the float switch wire totally corroded off, simultaneously, in two places.
I didn't realize the connectors I'm using had adhesive in them. But I am using the same ones. Thanks for the information. I don't think I have ever NOT broken through the plastic when I crimped a wire! And I've been there with the bilge problem. We had the same boat PO!Skerr, back to your original question, I see. Hopefully this is the answer:
I use the insulated connectors with the heat shrink/adhesive (weatherproof) insulation available at any auto supply. I use the non-insul (stake) position on my cheap crimper or on my Klein crimper, just enough to crimp the wire, but not so much as to punch through the insulation. (Fith pic in post #34) There is your electrical connection. Then I heat shrink each end with a two dollar fire starter butane match. The glue melts, the plastic shrinks (stop just before it turns black), and there is your mechanical connection. Just did that on my bilge pump to float switch wires (in my boat, not the Jeep, only once did I need a bilge pump in the Jeep). The PO just used non-weatherproof crimps and it almost sank my boat when the float switch wire totally corroded off, simultaneously, in two places.
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