The insulated dies don't crimp enough in my experience. They often fail the pull test. I always use the non insulated dies as well. Crappy insulation will tear so you may want to just cut if off anyways and use heat shrink or just make sure that it isn't torn.
Crimpers Klein vs Doyle from HF?
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Understood. Honestly this is one reason I'm very skeptical of dimple crimpers in general (I think I've used them once or twice).
I've never seen a single terminal manufacturer actually recommend a dimple crimper (ABB recommends a special crimper for Sta-Kons now) - these tools always seem like the universal low-cost crimping option.
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The only time I would use an insulated connector is if its a female spade and the insulation goes over the connector. Every other common connector (ring, fork, ****) I would use marine heat shrink with the glue.
I can see a use case for ratcheting crimpers for production work. They likely are faster and more accurate, but they seem quite bulky to me so for any service work I'd go for pliers since they're easier to get into assembled and tightly packed areas (hvac work, automotive etc). I've never had issues with a quality Klein or channellock plier crimp.
I can see a use case for ratcheting crimpers for production work. They likely are faster and more accurate, but they seem quite bulky to me so for any service work I'd go for pliers since they're easier to get into assembled and tightly packed areas (hvac work, automotive etc). I've never had issues with a quality Klein or channellock plier crimp.
I will admit that. Trying to get a crimp in a wire harness on a Ford Explorer the dimple crimpers came in handy.