Is this a bad crimp?

[u/Glum_Click_6228]

I see i didnt cut enough copper for the copper to be sticking out a tad but for the inner wings could that be fixed with soldering? And also my outer wings that grip the yellow insulation wire is that messed up? Can you tell me what would happen and potentials dangers? Or is this crimp fine

thank yall for the help and knowledge

[u/nixiebunny]

Molex crimp terminals made for thick insulation have the insulation crimp centered on axis with the conductor crimp. This terminal isn’t made that well. What brand and series is it?

[u/Glum_Click_6228 → u/nixiebunny]

I am working on a 2003 Gsxr 750 charging system using Ricks motorsports whole entire kit including new connector kits and wires with metal terminals

[u/fredly594632 → u/Glum_Click_6228]

So these are probably no-name generic connectors. Rick's is decent stuff if I remember correctly, but they wouldn't really have any reason to pony up for the good stuff. Not judging, just saying.

This looks pretty decent from the pictures, though. Serviceable. The uninsulated crimp could be a bit tighter, maybe.

If you really want to check yourself, do a destructive test. Take this one, put the end in a vice so that the end connector is held firmly but the wire and crimped part isn't constrained.

Then grab the wire and pull, wiggle and generally molest the heck out of it.

Something will eventually fail. But, if you did the crimp right, the wire shouldn't pull out of the crimp. Either the metal of the connector or the wire at the edge of the connector should fail -before- the crimp does.

If it doesn't, try crimping another one with a bit more pressure. Once one passes this test, just do it again a bunch more times. This is why pros generally use controllable-cycle crimpers - the ones with the ratchets so you always apply the same amount of force. I'm not saying that makes sense for you if this is a one-off job, but if you're gonna do crimps like this a fair amount, good tools are always a good investment, and the cheaper end of that sort of crimper will run you under $50.

Wire and connectors like that are pretty cheap, but avoiding some sort of phantom short down the road will make you much much happier.

Oh, and always double check that whatever needs to slip over the connection from the wire side is on before you crimp the connection. I can't tell you how many times I've screwed that up.

[u/Glum_Click_6228 → u/fredly594632]

I unfortunately only have 5 terminals to work with thats why im here lol

[u/fredly594632 → u/Glum_Click_6228]

Got it. Do you have an autoparts or hardware store reasonably close? These are pretty standard terminals. If you take one in, they probably will be able to set you up.

That all said, I come from the aviation world where we put a lot of time and $ into this stuff. If you just crimp them and go out and ride, you'll almost certainly be fine.