I had not seen these kits until I saw the above video. I shall be ordering a set. As of yesterday the one in the video was out of stock but there are many other similar ones.
I had not seen these kits until I saw the above video. I shall be ordering a set. As of yesterday the one in the video was out of stock but there are many other similar ones.
Here they are:Are they available in the US?
Any thoughts on the hexagonal style vs the four sided?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XBLGPCY/
I would think that a hexagonal crimp would give you a smaller mating surface, which is probably not what you want.Any thoughts on the hexagonal style vs the four sided?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XBLGPCY/
Here they are:
https://www.amazon.com/Insulated-Co...sulated+butt+connectors&qid=1619683874&sr=8-4
The smallest size in these boxes is usually 0.5 mm² - additionally, I've got some smaller diameters for very thin cables. These, in many cases, can be dealt with in such a manner much better than with soldering 'cause it's hard avoiding damaging these very thin cables when soldering them..
Good luck!
I have these too and the price you see is still ... in DM !!
From 0,5 to 4mm²
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But honestly @gene_stl 's solution, seems the best one IMHO and I'll be ending buying a pair even if I don't know what I'll do with it in the neear future, but it"s handy to have it !
Il était une fois, quand il y avait de tels produits fabriqués en europe, et Solingen était une des meilleurs adresses pour des produits de metaux de haute qualité.... mais ne rêvons pas...
Je vous souhaite un bon weekend!
The advantage of the non-insulated ferrules is: a cable is well-crimped, if the ferrule is put over the stripped cable in such a manner that it ends exactly at the insulation. With non-insulated ferrules you can more easily control for that perfect fit because it's not covered. I've got insulated ferrules, too, but I never use them.
Yes, the scissors and the knives, they came from Solingen... I remember the logo, long ago...Yep, agree, very good brand. I still keep scissors from Solingen and I like the logo !
I don't really understand your comment as the above video's insulated ones cover the insulated part of the wire.
Anyhow, insulated or not, I like that square form after crimping.
I wonder if I we can use any ferrules with that gear?
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I would think the decision to pick a hex vs quad crimper would be based on the hole that the ferruled wire was going into. There are some that are probably designed for solid wire that might have more contact area with the hex. Of course any REAL tool collector would have to have both.
No comparison, by the way, with the other (standard) type of crimping pliers: even the best ones among them produce much too often unreliable connections, in particular in moving parts/cables.
Well, I thought I've got quite a good one - but I maybe should give other ones (out of your collection ) a try. Thanks for the hint!You mean all three?
There's also a trapezoidal ferrule crimp. I've found it works better than the others to cram thicker speaker wire in a speakON plug. Here's a comparison of the three shapes, applied to scraps of Mogami 2941 (2.5mm^2/14AWG) and the same (Knipex brand) ferrules.
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N.B. if you like the hexagonal style and aren't too price sensitive, that Wezag crimp tool with locator is a wonderful tool. Mine is Gedore brand, but in addition Wiha, Panduit, and probably a dozen other companies rebrand it. The locator is a really great feature, especially if one's on the klutzy side.
What makes you think that? Rennsteig/Knipex, Pressmaster, and others make ferrule dies for their crimp systems. They work fine, though at least the R/K one doesn't have a small enough press for 26AWG Mogami balanced cable. It only goes down to 0.25mm^2.
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I had not seen these kits until I saw the above video. I shall be ordering a set. As of yesterday the one in the video was out of stock but there are many other similar ones.