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Andy San
4th August 2010, 05:25 PM
Looking at getting a crimp tool for doing all the automotive plugs that folds the metal tabs over and crimps them properly (not sure on the correct name though).

Got a jaycar one now and it is shit, just mashes the terminals up.

Anyone got any good suggestions?

*think it's called an open barrel crimper*

Dylan
4th August 2010, 06:03 PM
Dads got a Wurth one that is really good to use, it uses a ratchet mechanism. Snap-On/ Bluepoint do a similar.
Looks like this
http://media.digikey.com/photos/Molex/11-01-0204.jpg

Andy San
5th August 2010, 06:29 PM
yeah that looks sort of like the one i need, although the actual crimping part looks a little different, i had a look on the bluepoint website but i couldn't find any good info, most tool shops should stock these yeah?

aus_86
6th August 2010, 12:33 AM
yer most good stores should. i do believe you can get insulated and noninsulated terminals, you may need both or different terminals

takai
6th August 2010, 01:01 AM
Nah, what you are after Andy is a roll crimper.

Like this one:
http://homepage.mac.com/ratwell/.Pictures/Tools2/32-Crimper.jpg

They do the F-crimp style in tihs diagram:
http://www.ratwell.com/technical/Terminals/TerminalTypes.jpg

Can get them from RS or Farnell

For the other two styles the Narva ratcheting crimper does a good job.

slide86
8th August 2010, 08:50 PM
i snapped these whilst in the snap on truck on friday......

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/5/50527.jpg

the also do all the terminals as above. But to do non insulated types you swap over the heads with the ones supplied (they are in the picture, the lil black ones)

R&D Mechanical
8th August 2010, 09:00 PM
did you get robbed?

slide86
8th August 2010, 09:19 PM
no but i made some more investments

Andy San
8th August 2010, 10:11 PM
How much were they?

Cerby86
9th August 2010, 01:00 AM
also try electrical supply stores can't think of the right name not like dicksmith more like where an actual electrician would go for supplies.
Dad and i use D & W and they have just about every type of crimper there is. I've found the is two systems, the red, yellow, blue sizes and then actual metric millimetre sizes. So we have one crimper which does the three color sizes and another that does about 5 or six metric sizes

takai
9th August 2010, 09:58 AM
If thats the new PWC34 then ~$170

Anthony
9th August 2010, 01:10 PM
Hey Andy, I have a suitable tool available. Cost is around $89. I can send with the other stuff if you want. It's what we use for all the looms here as it goes down to a smaller size than many of the ratcheting roll crimpers out there (which seem to be intended for the gold brass type white nylon connectors you see around, not OEM terminals)

http://www.kaizengarage.com/images/tools/crimper1.JPG

http://www.kaizengarage.com/images/tools/crimper2.JPG

Matt
12th August 2010, 08:38 AM
Jay car have the ones u can change the head on it... just as good..

takai
12th August 2010, 08:56 AM
Jay car have the ones u can change the head on it... just as good..


Got a jaycar one now and it is shit, just mashes the terminals up.


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Matt
16th August 2010, 02:37 AM
Yeah what would i know... Aside from that my jay car crimper pays the bills. You've just got to get the right head for it.

takai
16th August 2010, 09:56 AM
Funnily enough the OP says they have tried and use the Jaycar crimper and it doesnt work for their purposes...