mid-buggy
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 09:29 PM |
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Best Crimper
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?
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daviep
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 09:35 PM |
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Have you decided what type of crimps you will be using?
I can recomend HERE for crimps and crimpers
Davie
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 09:48 PM |
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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.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 09:57 PM |
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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.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 24/4/10 at 10:03 PM |
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quote:
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.
Any electrical wholesaler will sell quality gear. Ive been using my ratchet crimpers for over 15 years, and when i was an apprentice used to wire up
control panels with it, so they have taken a right bashing and still going strong. Cost me £30 at the time.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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keithice
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 02:47 AM |
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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...
Smile and wave boys.... Smile and wave....
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designer
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 06:40 AM |
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Ratchet crimper every time.
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rgrs
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 07:12 AM |
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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
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mid-buggy
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 08:22 AM |
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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]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 09:34 AM |
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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.
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40inches
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| posted on 25/4/10 at 09:53 AM |
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I use MP71 for uninsulated and
DV5 for insulated every day at work, never found
them lacking.
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