Crimper for Uninsulated Butts
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Crimper for Uninsulated Butts
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But pretty soon I'll be starting on cleaning up my engine bay, removing anything unnecessary or moving anything necessary. Lengthening & shortening wires (I'm trying hard not to use the term "wire tuck"). I'll be using uninsulated butt connectors similar to these:
(also 14-16g as well as 10-12 gauge connectors for larger wires) and then covering with heatshrink similar to .
The problem is I'm having a hard time finding a nice crimper that will do 10g through ~22g uninsulated terminals. All of the racheting crimpers I find only do insulated ones, your typical red/blue/yellow butt connectors. I'm trying not to use those cause they're big and bulky and don't look clean at all.
Any suggestions?
But pretty soon I'll be starting on cleaning up my engine bay, removing anything unnecessary or moving anything necessary. Lengthening & shortening wires (I'm trying hard not to use the term "wire tuck"). I'll be using uninsulated butt connectors similar to these:
(also 14-16g as well as 10-12 gauge connectors for larger wires) and then covering with heatshrink similar to .
The problem is I'm having a hard time finding a nice crimper that will do 10g through ~22g uninsulated terminals. All of the racheting crimpers I find only do insulated ones, your typical red/blue/yellow butt connectors. I'm trying not to use those cause they're big and bulky and don't look clean at all.
Any suggestions?
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Klein D213-9NECR 9" High-Leverage Side-Cutting Pliers - Connector Crimping
My go-to crimpers for butt connectors. Don't buy a cheap pair, the $40 ones are worth the extra money.
My go-to crimpers for butt connectors. Don't buy a cheap pair, the $40 ones are worth the extra money.
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Really? You guys don't use ratcheting style? I just recently got a set and I'll never go back to the old side cutter pliers.
This is what I got for insulated connectors. I have not made a single bad crimp with them yet.
Not sure if they have one for non-insulated.
This is what I got for insulated connectors. I have not made a single bad crimp with them yet.
Not sure if they have one for non-insulated.
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Klein D213-9NECR 9" High-Leverage Side-Cutting Pliers - Connector Crimping
My go-to crimpers for butt connectors. Don't buy a cheap pair, the $40 ones are worth the extra money.
My go-to crimpers for butt connectors. Don't buy a cheap pair, the $40 ones are worth the extra money.
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