[s-cars] Re: Bumfozzled yet again

[Fred Munro]

When I'm crimping joints I always remove the plastic insulation and use
ratcheting crimpers designed for bare (uninsulated) terminals. I crimp in
two steps - the first step using the anvil for one terminal size larger to
set the terminal and the second step using the anvil for the terminal size.
The result usually isn't pretty but the terminal has definitely flowed
around the wire! I use heat shrink for insulating the joint.

Fred Munro
'94 S4


-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Kneale Brownson
Sent: October 1, 2004 12:32 PM
To: Robert Myers; s-car-list at audifans.com; Quattro list
Subject: [s-cars] Re: Bumfozzled yet again


One thing I've found trying to use ratcheting crimpers (I have several now)
to
crimp USA terminals onto European wires is that wire sizes are not exact
matches.  Some FLAPS terminals for, let's say, 16-22 gauge wires (usually
blue
shielded) require an extra pinch to really tighten down on the corresponding
metric wires.

At 11:48 AM 10/1/2004 -0400, Robert Myers wrote:

>
> Ratcheting crimper specifically designed for this purpose.  Next step,
> when/if the miss comes back is solder and heat shrink.
>
> At 11:34 AM 10/1/2004 -0400, Kneale Brownson wrote:
>
>>
>> What are you using to perform these crimps?    If the wire can move
around
>> inside the end you're crimping on, it obviously is the wrong tool for
that
>> style of terminal.
>

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