Wire crimping question

[Sefuller]

I have read Maine Sail's articles on wire termination and several on SBO as well, but have a question regarding crimpers. I have a few crimpers, AMP, FTZ for battery and larger cables, and a Greenlee PA8000 for smaller wires. I have hundreds of non-insulated ring terminals and butt connectors which I have always crimped with a basic Klein dimple crimper and used my own sealed heat shrink tubing. I was looking for a die set for my Greenlee crimper frame but unless I'm missing something I don't see anything for non-insulated connectors. I have the die set for the open barrel connectors (like the BF type dies in Maine Sail's article), and see die sets for insulated connectors, is there nothing available for non-insulated?

Thanks,
Scott

 

[capta]

I may be wrong, but I don't see any objection to using a dimple crimper if you are using glue heatshrink on non-insulated crimp lugs. I believe the objection to that crimper comes when it cuts the insulated heatshrink already on the lugs, making the connection no longer waterproof.

 

[chuckwayne]

There are crimpers specifically made for heat shrink crimps - check an electronics store (or Mainesail).
I don't know if you can get jaws for a crimper frame - I've looked and never found them.

 

[dlochner]

There are crimpers specifically made for heat shrink crimps - check an electronics store (or Mainesail).
I don't know if you can get jaws for a crimper frame - I've looked and never found them.

There are different die sets available for different crimpers. MS sells them.

https://shop.marinehowto.com/products/diy-modular-crimp-tool

 

[chuckwayne]

Thanks, Dave! This is a new product from MS - I'll have to check and see if the dies fit other frames....
I found a good stand-alone tool specifically for the heat shrink crimps at my electronics supply house

 

[CaptKimble]

Don't scrimp on the crimp...ers

 

[Sefuller]

@chuckwayne @dlochner , I am asking about dies for NON-insulated connectors, not heat shrink connectors. I can find dies for insulated connectors, but not for non-insulated. @capta , the problem with the dimple crimper is it doesn't make a symmetrical crimp - the connector gets compressed more on one side than the other due to the scissor action of the tool. The crimp is probably (maybe?) functionally ok, but looking for something that will produce better more consistent crimps.

Thanks for the input.

 

[twalker H260]

For quick change dies this place seems to have a good selection.

http://www.ferrulesdirect.com/Merch...GY&Store_Code=FD&Category_Code=SNAPNCRIMPDIES