Crimp Terminals!

[SpellowHouse]

Does anyone know a good make? I bought some generic Chinese things the other day and they are poop. They cheap, thin, bendy rubbish. They barely grip the wire. Not being experienced with these things, can someone recommend a decent make?

 

[SpellowHouse]

I assume you’re looking at relatively standard butt connectors and similar?

I’d be looking at 3M, TE Connectivity and Molex

Yes, thanks. What I need are all standard thimgs. but the makes on Amazon are disappointing. I am using mains not 12V and although the ones I bought were rated at 240V, I simply did not trust them at all. The crimp tool itself was reasonable, but the terminals were horrific. As I said before, they were thin, bendy, and didn't grip the wire very well. I had thought of crimping ferrules on them first but then decided to see if I could find some decent ones.

 

[SpellowHouse]

Rather solder tbh unless you really need to crimp like on an O2 sensor etc.

Soldering is not considered safe with high current sources. This is because a short can heat the solder enough to make it weak and the joint fail. It doesn't matter if it's 12V but it can kill someone if it's a few hundred volts.

Cembre, Hellermann Tyton, Draper, all decent.
Just avoid no name Chinese stuff and you should be ok.

OK.
I have looked around and noticed that most "decent" makes are significantly more expensive and that probably accounts for the difference.

 

[SpellowHouse]

What are you crimping then? I initially thought you was talking about small things.

When I did my battery relocation I bought a proper hydraulic crimper and got all my bits for different guage wire from RS components. I fused with those cube fuses. Works really well.

RS components are my go to most of the time for anything of that nature really.

Yes, I posted in Motors because I thought people would know which brands to get, but I am actually using them with mains.