Tell me what you know about this AMP brand crimper.

mkdive · Apr 30, 2010

I had a thread earlier this week about a bunch of hammers and misc "junk" I gave away on CL free. All this stuff I got a year or so ago from a guy I bought a bunch of metal files from. He ended up throwing about 40#s of assorted fasteners and some rusty tools in with the deal to "sweeten" the deal. A bunch of the tools & hammers I just kept in the box and it went on a shelf. I sorted through it the other day, kept some stuff and the rest went on CL free. :thumbup:

One of tools I kept (maybe glad I did). Is this AMP brand ratcheting crimper. Model #49512. I cleaned it up and ran a quick Google search on it. Its not like any crimper I have...or have used before. I think its used in the aviation field? What for...is it for electrical wires or cables? :headscrat

I checked out a couple ebay listings and some random sites that had them for sale. Prices varying from $14.99.... http://cgi.ebay.com/AMP-Crimper-495...lectrical_Equipment_Tools&hash=item2c534434c7

To this crazy listing on ebay for damn near $1200!!! :wtf:

(I know the guy is a silly nut job asking this amount for it) http://cgi.ebay.com/AMP-49512-CRIMP...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5a43d292

Most non-ebay places I looked at ranged from $100-$200.

I guess my questions are:

What is/was it used for?
When was it made?
When did they stop making them.....and why?
How much is it really worth (guesstimate)? Im guessing around $15
Is it good at whatever the heck its designed to do?

I'm trying to figure out if I even have a use for it. :lol_hitti

Ok so here is the crimper. :thumbup:

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arkangel06 · Apr 30, 2010

Tell me what you know about this AMP brand crimper.

Its black and has 2 handles

mkdive · Apr 30, 2010

arkangel06 said:
Tell me what you know about this AMP brand crimper.

Its black and has 2 handles

That's some

right there! :beer:

chadster1 · Apr 30, 2010

It has a patent pending, at least it did at the time of manufacture.

Zrexxer · Apr 30, 2010

"Controlled ratchet cycle hand crimp tool is designed to crimp Diamond Grip terminals and splices 22-16 AWG."

http://www.tycoelectronics.com/catalog/cinf/en/c/123/141

Mickey O · Apr 30, 2010

They are crimpers made by Amp Pennsylvania who is/was owned by Tyco, there high quality and cost a small fortune when they were new, also I own the twin to that crimper.

Actually I'm not sure what the exact application is for that particular one, Amp crimpers are often used in aerospace, aviation and nuclear power plants and other place where a crimp holding is crucial. I have a pair I bought for big buck years ago ( $500 ~$700 +), they were required and they had to have a current calibration sticker on them. So those were probably real expensive new but won't sell for that much, I saw my expensive ones on sell eBay for $100 ~ $150, give or take, maybe less now.

I haven't looked up that particular model yet but sometimes you can find the instructions etc. in pdf format on their (Amp's) website. I picked my set up years ago at a sale (garage, estate, don't remember) and just recently "found" them again during the big clean up.

I'll post a picture of my set when the camera arrives home, might try it with this old Sony I have, we'll see how it does.

Zrexxer · Apr 30, 2010

And here's the instruction sheet for it.

http://www.tycoelectronics.com/comm...408-1551GpdfEnglishENG_SS_408-1551_G.pdf

Mickey O · Apr 30, 2010

Mine has a different part number on it but it looks quite similar (16 - 14), except mine is real dirty.

arkangel06 · Apr 30, 2010

mkdive said:
That's some

right there!

Thanks, I try

iandh · Apr 30, 2010

Mickey O said:
They are crimpers made by Amp Pennsylvania who is/was owned by Tyco, there high quality and cost a small fortune when they were new, also I own the twin to that crimper.

Actually I'm not sure what the exact application is for that particular one, Amp crimpers are often used in aerospace, aviation and nuclear power plants and other place where a crimp holding is crucial. I have a pair I bought for big buck years ago ( $500 ~$700 +), they were required and they had to have a current calibration sticker on them. So those were probably real expensive new but won't sell for that much, I saw my expensive ones on sell eBay for $100 ~ $150, give or take, maybe less now.

I haven't looked up that particular model yet but sometimes you can find the instructions etc. in pdf format on their (Amp's) website. I picked my set up years ago at a sale (garage, estate, don't remember) and just recently "found" them again during the big clean up.

I'll post a picture of my set when the camera arrives home, might try it with this old Sony I have, we'll see how it does.

We used a wide array of amp crimpers at my old job, which as you mentioned was an aerospace contractor.

Typically the specialized ones like these are used to crimp pins for multi-pin military style screw plugs and sockets, of various types.

I'm not familiar with this exact crimper, but I've used many like it.

mkdive · Apr 30, 2010

Well I'm not sure I will ever use it....not sure how many "multi-pin military style screw plugs and sockets" I will run across in my garage. But I guess I'm glad I didn't throw it in with the CL Free pile I gave away!

Hard to believe a tool that simple could cost that much new!

Thanks Mickey & Zrexxer!

mkdive · May 2, 2010

Decided to get a few more. Came across a good deal I couldn't pass up.

Crimps beware around my garage!

ourkid2000 · May 2, 2010

We have a load of those in our tool crib at the hangar. They're really nice quality but some of them have the interchangeable dies for crimping terminal lugs so they're a slight pain in the ***. You have to change the dies to crimp the different terminals. Some, like yours, will only crimp one type of terminal lug.

They do a better crimp though than the other AMP multi-crimp models.

Looks like you got a Molex crimper there as well.

Mickey O · May 2, 2010

What, are you trying to corner the market on those. Use those to crimp a terminal and no other crimper will be acceptable.

Here's a pic of the expensive one (not that they aren't all expensive, the one I paid a lot for):

And since it appears to be crimper day on Garage Journal I though I post this. Just kidding but I thought I post these in case anyone runs across them in their travels, they are for uninsulated terminals and are excellent, I don't know if they have any value but if you need a good set of crimpers and run across a set of these pick them up.

Ram · May 2, 2010

Nice collection of crimper tools. Sure puts mine to shame.

mkdive · May 2, 2010

I have a feeling for most automotive crimps I will still fall back on my handy tool aid brand crimper. I just like using it.

ourkid2000 · May 2, 2010

Micky O.....

Those are the crimpers I use pretty much every day on the airplanes I work on. They're more versatile than the older ones but I do find the old ones do a slightly prettier crimp. I looked into buying my own, hideously expensive plus I'd have to pay for a cal every year.

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