Where to find a good crimper ?

[Huw Powell]

Yes, I've been using a pair of those for decades.  Probably thousands of 
crimps with no problem.

One thing I have found is that often you need to use the next smaller 
size to finish off a crimp if the wire is the "smaller size" a crimp is 
designed for - that is, 16 awg in blue-insulated crimps usually take a 
quick finish squeeze on blue.

The lever action makes the hand-applied force nice and light, and the 
ratcheting feature ensures that you crimp all the way down.

One minor caveat though - these won't help much with uninsulated connectors.

- Huw

On 9/10/2015 1:47 PM, Kent McLean wrote:
> cobram at juno.com wrote:
>> MCM electronics has some very good prices on crimpers.
>
> +1 on MCM. I bought a pair of these years ago, and they have served me well. I paid $25, so maybe these are cheap Chinese imitations, but they look the same.
>
>      http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/22-13900 <http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/22-13900>
>
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> Kent McLean
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