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Took me 2 years to realize I was wrong about crimp tools
I always thought the cheap ratcheting crimpers were fine for D-sub pins. But after 8 consecutive pull-test failures on a 1553 harness last Thursday, I borrowed a Daniels M22520 from a buddy. Zero failures since. Anyone else switch to a better brand and see a night and day difference?
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elliotburns26d ago
Dude i wasted a full year with cheap ones too til a buddy handed me a legit amp crimper lol
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charles_henderson26d agoTop Commenter
Realized the same thing after borrowing a buddy's legit amp crimper for a project. The cheap ones just mash the wire and terminal together half the time, leaving you with connections that pull apart if you look at them wrong. With a real tool you get that clean, solid crimp where the metal actually wraps around the wire and locks in place. Night and day difference, honestly. I ended up buying a used industrial one off eBay for like 40 bucks and it's been worth every penny. Never going back to those plier style ones that leave the terminal all mangled.
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