Looking for specialty crimpers

[Acuratechva]

Hey all, i got a bunch of tiny bmw pins to crimp .2-.5mm and found plenty of junk on amazon. Was hoping someone could recommend a quality brand name tool to avoid having to trial and error with Chinese junk.

This is the tool i found which should work but i rather have a high end option that people can vouch for.

Thanks!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082X45D7T/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[BrandonV]

Open Barrel Terminal Crimp Tool for Sealed Terminals - SARGENT® #1026 CT

Crimp Tool, Sargent®, Open Barrel Terminals- 30–16 AWG Crimps a wide variety of small size wire, open barrel contacts, including D-subminiature."Oval" type seal crimps are produced in two cavities: 20-16 AWG and 30-22 AWG."B" type conductor crimps are produce in three cavities: 18-16 AWG, 22-20...

sargenttoolsonline.com

 

[mm08822]

Crimping tools are unique as people. Same with extraction tools.

Find the pin/socket mfr and then you will find the proper tool for that series.

Buckle your seatbelt for pricing.

Many low budget tools are poorly manufactured. Jaws frequently mis-aligned.

 

[Just_Steve]

I have a pair of these for those type of pins

Packard Series Crimp Tool – Large - CE Auto Electric Supply

OEM spec tool made for crimping Dual Packard 56 Series and Packard 59 Series female terminals - as in two 14 AWG wires laid side by side in the same terminal.

ceautoelectricsupply.com

 

[Firebrick43]

I have a pair of these for those type of pins

Packard Series Crimp Tool – Large - CE Auto Electric Supply

OEM spec tool made for crimping Dual Packard 56 Series and Packard 59 Series female terminals - as in two 14 AWG wires laid side by side in the same terminal.

ceautoelectricsupply.com

Those are much larger crimpers than the terminals he has. The are for 14-12-10 ga wire and he is using wire 24 gauge and lower

Hey all, i got a bunch of tiny bmw pins to crimp .2-.5mm and found plenty of junk on amazon. Was hoping someone could recommend a quality brand name tool to avoid having to trial and error with Chinese junk.

This is the tool i found which should work but i rather have a high end option that people can vouch for.

Thanks!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082X45D7T/?tag=atomicindus08-20

If your not doing a lot of them the Engineer PA 09 pliers to crimp open barrel miniature connectors.

The require you to crimp the barrel and strain relief separate but they do a proper crimp that many cheap crimpers don’t.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002AVVO7K/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[nadogail]

Cheap Tools are seldom Good, Good Tools, purchased new, are seldom Cheap.

 

[isb cornbinder]

I have a pair of these for those type of pins

Packard Series Crimp Tool – Large - CE Auto Electric Supply

OEM spec tool made for crimping Dual Packard 56 Series and Packard 59 Series female terminals - as in two 14 AWG wires laid side by side in the same terminal.

ceautoelectricsupply.com

I have that Packard crimp tool. I got it at a secondhand store for $10. The seller thought parts were missing. MAC makes a really good Weather Pac/Packard crimp tool. The truth be told, I prefer the MAC over the Packard/WP The MAC is $40

 

[Just_Steve]

I have that Packard crimp tool. I got it at a secondhand store for $10. The seller thought parts were missing. MAC makes a really good Weather Pac/Packard crimp tool. The truth be told, I prefer the MAC over the Packard/WP The MAC is $40

The price was right for mine also, company issue when I was in the business.
Gave away my Deutsch crimper as I don't think i will ever need that one.

 

[Mr onetwo]

 

[cannuck]

Hey all, i got a bunch of tiny bmw pins to crimp .2-.5mm and found plenty of junk on amazon. Was hoping someone could recommend a quality brand name tool to avoid having to trial and error with Chinese junk.

This is the tool i found which should work but i rather have a high end option that people can vouch for.

The tool you show is meant for wire sizes down to 0.3mm, whereas you state you need 0.2 so for the smalles sizes, will not work.

Go to your BMTroubleyou shop manual and it SHOULD tell you what tool to use and then shop for that tool or its clearly stated equivalent. If not, head for appropriate enthusiast web site and find out who sells such tools. The terminal you show will have a unique removal tool (once again see the manual) so go to the source that sold you that non-generic tool. The crimper you need will likely have two sides in each wire size die - one to do the strain relief over top of the insulation and one to do the wire crimp - i.e. both at same time. Biggest problem you will have on this side of Atlantic is tools marked for AWG sizes. Buy a Euro tool marked in metric sizes and make sure you are using right die with matching wire size. Start by assuming you are spending $100 for the tool and finish by remembering how much time and effort it is to troubleshoot and repair a wiring termination failure.

 

[no704]

Just double over the wire if it will still fit in the termanal block.

 

[BillK]

Your best bet is going to be to go to an actual store and try one of your pins in a tool. I think Home Depot has a couple of different ones. I have at least 5 different crimping tools for my electronics hobbies and automotive use. There never seems to be any rhyme or reason as to which one fits other than just trying it.

Like cannuck said, if you have the BMW service manual it should tell you what the connector is and which tool will fit it.

 

[bwringer]

...Biggest problem you will have on this side of Atlantic is tools marked for AWG sizes. Buy a Euro tool marked in metric sizes and make sure you are using right die with matching wire size....

On a related note, I'd love to figure out where to get metric wire in the US. Other than scavenging salvaged wiring harnesses, anything but AWG is unobtanium.


This is a site selling Japanese connectors and tools, but there are some great close-ups and info on proper crimping, and several excellent crimpers for sale:

Professional Electrical Wiring Tools and Automotive Tools

Discover high-quality electrical wiring tools including crimping and wiring tools from top makers, designed to last a lifetime.

www.easternbeaver.com

Crimping tutorial:

Eastern Beaver Crimping Guidelines

Guidance on how to use crimpers and wire strippers for automotive and motorcycle applications

www.easternbeaver.com

 

[Jay H 237]

Tyco Amp makes alot of excellent crimpers for those style, but they're around $400 for some of them. Need to the jaws to match the pins though.

 

[Firebrick43]

On a related note, I'd love to figure out where to get metric wire in the US. Other than scavenging salvaged wiring harnesses, anything but AWG is unobtanium.


This is a site selling Japanese connectors and tools, but there are some great close-ups and info on proper crimping, and several excellent crimpers for sale:

Professional Electrical Wiring Tools and Automotive Tools

Discover high-quality electrical wiring tools including crimping and wiring tools from top makers, designed to last a lifetime.

www.easternbeaver.com

Crimping tutorial:

Eastern Beaver Crimping Guidelines

Guidance on how to use crimpers and wire strippers for automotive and motorcycle applications

www.easternbeaver.com

Misumi has multiple metric wire, both Japanese and euro made, on their website.

 

[BreeStephany]

Daniels Manufacuring Corp (DMC) make pretty nice crimpers for a wide variety of applications, MIL-DTL-38999, D-Sub, Molex, etc., all the way up to utility crimps, etc.

They are an industry standard for aerospace, electronics, control builders, etc. and make quality tools... but as others have said, with quality comes price... most crimpers are $200+ for their smaller molex, d-sub and aerospace tools and just go up from there.

They are designed for accurate repeatability, but that comes with a price tag.

It's also important to remember that you need quality terminals to produce quality results with quality tools. Find the brand of terminals you will be working with and then find the DMC crimper that fits that brand and model of crimp.

Just my two cents.

 

[DHCrocks]

I have a Paladin crimper 1300 series that uses dies. you can get one for open barrel terminals. It works good and has consistent crimps since it is a ratcheting type.

 

[AdAstra]

Hozan P-707 is the way to go for these if you don't want to use the factory-specific tool.

 

[rust in the eye]

On a related note, I'd love to figure out where to get metric wire in the US. Other than scavenging salvaged wiring harnesses, anything but AWG is unobtanium.

I once repaired a burned 850i body harness and used wire harvested from scrapped BMWs. Not so much that the gauge was such a concern but the zillion colors were important. BMW offers it by the meter. I never bought it, don't know the price, probably don't want to.

 

[RPH]

On a related note, I'd love to figure out where to get metric wire in the US. Other than scavenging salvaged wiring harnesses, anything but AWG is unobtanium.


This is a site selling Japanese connectors and tools, but there are some great close-ups and info on proper crimping, and several excellent crimpers for sale:

Professional Electrical Wiring Tools and Automotive Tools

Discover high-quality electrical wiring tools including crimping and wiring tools from top makers, designed to last a lifetime.

www.easternbeaver.com

Crimping tutorial:

Eastern Beaver Crimping Guidelines

Guidance on how to use crimpers and wire strippers for automotive and motorcycle applications

www.easternbeaver.com

We got our metric wire from headquarters in Norway. Metric steel and tubing can be a pain in the ****. Even with Canada next door, being metric at all things don’t carry metric sized steel.

 

[mrVanagon]

I have bought wire from this company. I used it to repair harness damage with the right colors. I don't think they sell metric sizes but they have a lot of options.

TXL Wire by the Foot

 

[Chukster]

Cheap Tools are seldom Good, Good Tools, purchased new, are seldom Cheap.

And life is too short to bust up your knuckles with cheap tools, too.