Technological breakthrough

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>> So I went out and spent some silly money on a FACOM 450.  About $80.

>> Was it worth it?  Perhaps - the quality of crimping has to be seen to
>> be believed.

> So is this for insulated or non-insulated terminals?  In the past when
> making relayed headlight terminals, I have been using insulated butt
> splice and spade connections, using a standard cheap crimping tool with
> crimping jaws that look like ().

Insulated.  The jaws _do_ look like that, but they move together in a
parallel action, and there are supports of the same strength as the
anvils on both sides.  They produce a _superb_ insulated crimp.

I can probably take a photo of them later on if you'd like one.

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