Crimping 101

[Electro]

Post your favorite tools, tips and tricks, materials, splice techniques , brands and material preference or whatever

just a few of the many sets that are scattered around the ship

 

[caltexflanc]

I will once again refer to these articles as excellent tutorials:

Marine Wire Termination Photo Gallery by Compass Marine How To at pbase.com

Making Your Own Battery Cables Photo Gallery by Compass Marine How To at pbase.com

 

[Electro]

Great articles
Im still sticking with non insulated and adding my own 3m with the adhesive

 

[RT Firefly]

Greetings,

 

[N4712]

Greetings,

Di-Electric grease? Who needs that?!Adhesive lined shrink tube?! Psssshhhh don't need that!:lol:

 

[Tom.B]

My tool:



What I had to replace:



My pile of "test" pieces:



My first crimp:



The results:

 

[fryedaze]

I will once again refer to these articles as excellent tutorials:

Marine Wire Termination Photo Gallery by Compass Marine How To at pbase.com

Making Your Own Battery Cables Photo Gallery by Compass Marine How To at pbase.com

I have the hydraulic crimper in the 2nd post, that the author blasts. I agree that the dies are not correct, but the author smashes the crap out of the lug to prove a point. The tool is not the best but you can get great crimps if you don't crush the lugs with the 5 tons of force. I also have a large mechanical crimper. I prefer the hydraulic.
Dave