And no I dont need a hair cut.

Looking at getting a crimping tool, not a cheap 99p one but a professional tool that will last me years (or at least till the loom is done).

Links?

Have you decided what type of crimps you will be using?

I can recomend HERE for crimps and crimpers

Davie

i have the blue handled ratchet crimper shown on the above link. used it a lot for 2 years and still as good as day 1.

Yes.. Dont sCRIMP (pun)

Its worth it to do it properly. Loose or badly crimped connections are a future fault liability.

Do it right, and do that first time. You wont regret it.
I am still using my crimpers some 10 years on.

Well worth the expense in the long run.

I also get my crimps from Blue Beehive. I dont know if they are still good value, but have always had good service.
I tend to buy the crimps in bags of 100, its cheaper that way, and you will always have some when you need them.
Dont buy the really cheap crimps as they are thinner metal and dont hold the tension.

ie good quality crimps and the correct tool to do them up with.

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Originally posted by wilkingj
Yes.. Dont sCRIMP (pun)

Its worth it to do it properly. Loose or badly crimped connections are a future fault liability.

Do it right, and do that first time. You wont regret it.
I am still using my crimpers some 10 years on.

Well worth the expense in the long run.

I also get my crimps from Blue Beehive. I dont know if they are still good value, but have always had good service.
I tend to buy the crimps in bags of 100, its cheaper that way, and you will always have some when you need them.
Dont buy the really cheap crimps as they are thinner metal and dont hold the tension.

ie good quality crimps and the correct tool to do them up with.

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as I put on the crimp post two days ago, I bought a ratchet crimp set in B&Q for about thirty pounds and use it everyday for work (fridge engineer) and the only thing thats ever broken is the lock/latch on the box it came in...

Ratchet crimper every time.

Another alternative: linky

you can then change the die for different crimping applications.

Quick e-bay search should find similar product for lot less money RS are not cheap for tooling.

Roger

Cheers for the links.

Will have a good look whilst at stoneleigh.

Got to remove old loom and replace with new loom which needs shortening(?) to fit.

Its a generic Midi loom thats just a bit too long.

Will be crimping and using heat shrink to make sure.

[Edited on 25/4/10 by mid-buggy]

The ratchet crimper for pre-insulated terminnals that Maplin sell (also B&Q) is pretty good but shop around on ebay and the web you will find the same crimper under different brand names much cheaper.

One of these days I will have to buy a crimper for non-insulated termminals.

I use MP71 for uninsulated and DV5 for insulated every day at work, never found them lacking.