Crimper for factory electrical crimp connections.

[Stott Hare]

I had posed a question to the list a while back regarding a source for a
good crimping tool.  The type of crimp used on factory connection (where the
terminal folds in on itself, crimping both the exposed wires and the sheath)
is call, appropriately, a F or fold type crimp.

Fellow lister pointed me to Wurth, which sells a manual crimper.  This
resembles the generic crimper (which cuts, strips, crimps, slices and
dices...) found in every hardware store, except that it is in metric and it
works.  The Wurth part number is 55810.  This should run for less than $40.

However, being a certified Audi nut and ProRally service crew member, who
makes or repairs his own harnesses as needed, I've grown fond of the
ratcheting crimpers.  They provide an excellent mechanical bond, by
squeezing everything so tight it almost becomes one...  So I kept looking.
I wandered into my local electronics toy store today to pick up some Caig
Labs products, and found a ratcheting crimper to do factory type fold
crimps.  WORKS SLICK!!  Made/marketed by Aim Electronics in Sunrise, FL.
Part number 24-8623P.  I got it for ~$50.

Just thought others might be interested.
-S

Stott Hare
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