Recommend me a crimping tool.

[onesea]

10 hours ago, megaross said:

I use cheap ratchet crimpers with interchangeable jaws (and hydraulic crimpers for battery terminals, to be a technical dick) with unsheathed crimps, I then solder and heatshrink the connector and smear in a bit of dielectric grease for good measure.

 

Unless of course waterproofing is required, in which case I use either the crimp and slide type you pick up from electronics suppliers or else straight solder and shrink johnny if I don't care about the disconnect.

When you say hydraulic crimpers, this type will do?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265969512190

Edited October 25, 2023 by onesea

[megaross]

Yeah for battery terminals and the like those cheap eBay boys do the business.

Obviously too big for normal wiring but for making big f**k off chonk cables to upgrade wiring they're brilliant.