50% Failure Rate! How To Install Crimp Connectors Like The Pros!

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14 күн бұрын

In This video I go over some of the biggest mistakes that DIYers don't know they are making when installing crimp connectors. I will then show how to fix these mistakes and how to properly install crimped terminal connectors!
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@HowToHomeDIY 12 күн бұрын

I am curious, have you ever caught yourself making any of these mistakes? Some are actually quite common!

@thesnowflakesaremelting1016 12 күн бұрын

Yes, I think I’ve made every single one of these mistakes, I had no idea what the colours represented, and no idea there was a tool to actually crimp these properly other than pliers 😀 great video with lots of information 👍👍

@gnic76 12 күн бұрын

As a teenager, didn't have good crimpers, would pull the insulated part off, use pliers to crimp, then heat shrink or tape the connector. I'd even solder them if I couldn't get a crimp tight enough.

@victoroneill7924 12 күн бұрын

I used to be electrician/technician and my hands looked just like yours with many small wounds. It's hard to do electrical work while wearing gloves. I do crimp connections just like you so to but I always put conductive grease on the wire before I crimp it. I prefer soldered connections if possible.

@lwfeagan 9 күн бұрын

I hear ya. I finally found a pair of gloves thin enough for me to work with small parts. MaxiFlex makes a model called Elite, intended for workers doing electronics assembly. First pair of gloves this sweaty guy can wear all day without even thinking of taking them off.

@lcee6592 12 күн бұрын

I confess, I have had to use too large of crimp connector so I stripped extra insulation off, gave them a twist, then folded the wires over to double up the amount of wire for crimping. Probably not a good practice but seems to work ok. Great video though, nice explanation on everything. 👍

@haint7709 4 күн бұрын

Allowing backpressure of the big picture (the whole job) to interfere with somones attention to detail can cause all kinds of problems. Something as small as crimping can sabotage the install. Proper tool for the job. Heard that for decades. Good stuff. Thanks.

@BradPalmer28 3 күн бұрын

I do a bit of electronics and have that same Klein tool and another one from Vise Grip - that is an automated wire stripper. Several companies make them. IMO, if you find yourself stripping wire and making / adding connectors these are well worth the investment. It will make all your work better, cleaner and easier and you won't get so frustrated with yourself. All the cable cuts and crimps will turn out perfect every time.

@zeb3050 12 күн бұрын

Love your videos. I've made some of the mistakes you've called out for sure.

@gnic76 12 күн бұрын

👍Ratchet crimpers are the best, you can get different dies to crimp a variety of things.

@HWCism 12 күн бұрын

Always something to learn, thanks

@ronec2092 12 күн бұрын

Great info thanks for sharing.

@shangrilahomestead9930 7 күн бұрын

Awesome information as always! Thank you 😊

@zekenzy6486 12 күн бұрын

Great Video. Thank you for sharing. Have a nice weekend

@dougc78 12 күн бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing. One of the few videos that bothers to point out that a terminal has a top and bottom…

@bruceglisson1720 3 күн бұрын

You’re a genius

@MyGuyKirby 11 күн бұрын

Great to know the difference in the crimp tool, I was using it on the wrong sided. Can always trust advice from scarred hands

@missingpiece2071 12 күн бұрын

good info

@logical_volcel 3 күн бұрын

as a professional ag auto electrician^tm if it fits it ships, as long as she passes the tug test shes golden

@Mike-ig2zq 12 күн бұрын

I was wondering if you or someone on here could recommend crimpers for insulated terminals and heat shrink terminals. Should I go with 2 sets of crimpers or get a set with interchangeable heads ? The heat shrink would be for utility trailer lights and the insulated would be for a low current application on the interior of a Boler rv trailer. Thanks for the video. I will be using it. Lol. I very seldom crimp and generally solder so I don't want to break the bank.

@terrienhumain6723 12 күн бұрын

See ya!

@jcuprisi 12 күн бұрын

I prefer non-insulated terminals. Crimp and solder, then use heat shrink tube with heat activated sealer. Obviously takes longer but lasts forever.

@yvonnejackson1696 12 күн бұрын

Wow. The stuff I didn’t know I didn’t know.

@rwbishop 12 күн бұрын

Those are 'Sta-Kon' type terminals... for eons 'Thomas & Betts' has been the premier name in crimpers.

@robotica6089 12 күн бұрын

💙

@Longtrailside 12 күн бұрын

A video on quality insulateed and non insulated connectors and butt plugs. Compare them to cheap amascam ones and the dangers of using them

@robinmelanie2529 2 күн бұрын

I had to use a large crimp connector with a small wire in my car because I was going to ground and the ground screw was really large. What should I have done?

@brothermine2292 12 күн бұрын

I think the reason why the crimp produced at 9:45 by the cheaper tooth-and-slot crimping tool isn't as flattened as the crimp produced by the Klein crimping tool is that the slot of the cheaper tool is curved, while the slots of the Klein (shown at 12:43) are flat. With the cheaper tool, I would crimp twice... first using the slot area to start the crimp, and then using a flat area of the tool to complete the flattening.

@HR-rt9nh 12 күн бұрын

its also a good idea to not have a few snorts of scotch before crimping....

@HowToHomeDIY 12 күн бұрын

🤣 Fair point!

@chogardjr. 12 күн бұрын

I really feel you should have shown the Klein have an alternate set of crimping teeth for the non-insulated terminals. Otherwise, this was a great beginners crimping video.

@HowToHomeDIY 12 күн бұрын

I showed both sets of teeth on it and explained them.

@LTVoyager 12 күн бұрын

If you want reliable connections, you don’t use insulated auto style terminals. These are notoriously unreliable. If you want reliable connections, you use either open barrel terminals crimped with the proper tool that rolls the ears into the wire or closed barrel terminals crimped with a good tool such as as those made by DMC that do an 8 point crimp. Then after inspecting the crimp quality you apply shrink tubing for insulation.

@KE5ZZO 12 күн бұрын

I just put wire in terminal slide off plastic cover. Solder wire to connector slide back on color cover. Crimp is unreliable solder isn’t

@LTVoyager 12 күн бұрын

An improper solder joint is very unreliable. A cold solder joint is worse than a poorly crimped connection.

@KE5ZZO 11 күн бұрын

@@LTVoyager an experienced person does not do cold solder joint.

@LTVoyager 11 күн бұрын

@@KE5ZZO An experienced person doesn’t do a bad crimp either.

@KE5ZZO 11 күн бұрын

@@LTVoyager hmmm let see auto manufacturers do not crimp battery cables. They are soldered because crimp come loose over time

@LTVoyager 11 күн бұрын

@@KE5ZZO You better do your homework. This hasn’t been true for probably 40 years. Most lead terminals are swaged at the factory, which is essentially a crimp on steroids. Steel or copper terminals are crimped as is clearly stated in this AC Delco video that is 11 years old so crimping has been in use a long time in the auto world. Same in the aviation world. Crimps everywhere, no solder. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hsdyqJqi3t2meYU.htmlsi=b7HFI_ipv5rFYZeA

@sziltner 12 күн бұрын

If it's important, I crimp and solder!

@LTVoyager 12 күн бұрын

If it is important, I use a good open or closed barrel terminal crimped with a good ratcheting crimp tool such as made by DMC.

@kikiv1993 6 күн бұрын

None that you have shown is correct. First, dump that crimper and buy something decent, second, the copper is not supposed to stick out at the top, it's supposed to be level. And it's not any kind of vision, but standards from civilized countries.

@HowToHomeDIY 6 күн бұрын

Nothing you said was fact or correct. You are probably not from the US, which this video is more directed towards.

@kikiv1993 6 күн бұрын

@@HowToHomeDIY The way the connectors are crimped is determined by international standards, not your ridiculous NEMA which is about 50 years behind.

@HowToHomeDIY 6 күн бұрын

@kikiv1993 thank you for confirming what I suspected. You don’t live here and don’t know our codes and procedures. You’re incorrect.