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I have a few crimp tools I bought years ago when I thought my original set was lost in a move. Fortunately my old set came back to me, but these things are generally not Amazon Prime returnable purchases...
These tools are the pick-your-analogy Benchmark AHB2, Purifi, JBL M2, Revel Salon2 of hand crimp tools. The claims to fame are number of available crimp dies as well as locators for different connectors, and parallel crimp action (as opposed to alligator-mouth style).
The crimp frames can be used with any Rennsteig or Knipex "Crimp System" compatible die, including specialty ones such as Neutrik's. (Neutrik rebrands the Rennsteig/Knipex crimp frame.) A 2.5mm hex key is required to change dies.
New, unopened, loaded with dies: $125 ea.
1) Rennsteig 624 050 3. This frame is loaded with a die to crimp for open-barrel connectors of between 20AWG and 10AWG. This die is compatible Neutrik NL-Faston and many open barrel quick disconnects used for drive units, inside amps, etc. I'm sure there are other open barrel terminals, but those are the use cases I know. This tool normally sells in the $250 range in either Rennsteig or Knipex colorways. (Knipex owns Rennsteig.)
2) Rennsteig 624 667 3. This frame is loaded with a die to crimp D-sub connectors, such as DB25 used in snakes as well as some high end processor analog and AES digital outputs. Knipex x-ref for the die is 97 49 24. I don't know if Knipex sells the frame and die together.
New but unused opened crimp frame, with dies - $100 ea.
1) Rennsteig 624 frame + 624 060-3 0 crimp die. This set is for 20AWG-10AWG butt connectors, such as to extend speaker cables. Also used with heat shrink butt connectors on boats, etc.
(NOTE: the small gap in the middle is intentional. See image of this die at Digikey.) Knipex x-ref for the die is 97 49 07.
2) Rennsteig 624 frame + 624 020 3 0 crimp die. This die is for uninsulated closed-barrel terminals, 24AWG to 14AWG wire. Knipex x-ref for the die is 97 47 10
These tools are the pick-your-analogy Benchmark AHB2, Purifi, JBL M2, Revel Salon2 of hand crimp tools. The claims to fame are number of available crimp dies as well as locators for different connectors, and parallel crimp action (as opposed to alligator-mouth style).
The crimp frames can be used with any Rennsteig or Knipex "Crimp System" compatible die, including specialty ones such as Neutrik's. (Neutrik rebrands the Rennsteig/Knipex crimp frame.) A 2.5mm hex key is required to change dies.
New, unopened, loaded with dies: $125 ea.
1) Rennsteig 624 050 3. This frame is loaded with a die to crimp for open-barrel connectors of between 20AWG and 10AWG. This die is compatible Neutrik NL-Faston and many open barrel quick disconnects used for drive units, inside amps, etc. I'm sure there are other open barrel terminals, but those are the use cases I know. This tool normally sells in the $250 range in either Rennsteig or Knipex colorways. (Knipex owns Rennsteig.)
2) Rennsteig 624 667 3. This frame is loaded with a die to crimp D-sub connectors, such as DB25 used in snakes as well as some high end processor analog and AES digital outputs. Knipex x-ref for the die is 97 49 24. I don't know if Knipex sells the frame and die together.
New but unused opened crimp frame, with dies - $100 ea.
1) Rennsteig 624 frame + 624 060-3 0 crimp die. This set is for 20AWG-10AWG butt connectors, such as to extend speaker cables. Also used with heat shrink butt connectors on boats, etc.
(NOTE: the small gap in the middle is intentional. See image of this die at Digikey.) Knipex x-ref for the die is 97 49 07.
2) Rennsteig 624 frame + 624 020 3 0 crimp die. This die is for uninsulated closed-barrel terminals, 24AWG to 14AWG wire. Knipex x-ref for the die is 97 47 10
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