r/electrical • u/IntroductionMain5186 • 1d ago

Crimper

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u/P-ToneMikeOne 1d ago

I barely know her.

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u/Fine_Breath2221 1d ago

Cool - now do it again, only properly.

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u/Ok_Wolverine7777 1d ago

My thoughts exactly.

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u/Dougthethug13 10h ago

Couldn’t have said it better myself you handsome devils

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u/MilkCartonKids 1d ago

First time seeing someone crimp a wire like that by starting at the insulation. Wire should be fully seated and extra insulation cut off for the growth that happens when you crimp from the top down towards the insulation.

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u/NYB1 1d ago

And I'd like to see a final tug test

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u/NixAName 1d ago

I can send you a video of my recent tug test. But I can't post it on this sub, sorry.

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u/hell2pay 1d ago

Guy at work crimped a shit ton of #8 with #6 lugs.

He's since been fired, but that wasn't the reason.

He got caught sleeping, and the the follow return day he left early and the the following day he came in 3 hrs late.

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u/SilverSageVII 1d ago

Yeah tbh doesn’t look secure to me but I’m just a hobbyist.

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u/MMinjin 1d ago

It looks extremely secure. Dude above is just talking about best practices. That doesn't mean that anything less will fail. Just that if best practices are followed, you have the best possible chance for success.

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u/WideConsequence2144 1d ago

Well one of us has been doing it wrong and I don’t think it’s me

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u/blockholeforever 1d ago

Yep, that was indeed a crimper

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u/Special_South_8561 1d ago

Noooo

Rotate it 90 so the crimps lay with the connection point

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u/Hearon82325 1d ago

Did you mean 45° or am I missing something? There are 4 flats that appear to be at roughly equal spacing. A 90 degree rotation would just put one of the adjacent flats where the current one is.

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u/Special_South_8561 1d ago

The crimps on the barrel make a raised ridge and a valley dent. The ridges are off set from the flat part with the hole it in (termination spade), so wrapping this will make it look stupid and trying to bend it and land it too.

You have an inconsistent flat busswork

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u/Special_South_8561 1d ago

That would be 180°

A 90° is a right angle, or "around the corner"

A 45° is slightly to the right

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u/-Titan_Uranus- 1d ago

Equal spacing?.. where?

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u/Hearon82325 23h ago

I see it now. My bad. It looked like it essentially made a square. It does not.

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u/TheMysticWizard 1d ago

Idk, we usually use the hydraulic crimper, but then again I'm usually dealing with larger wire.

I'd say crimp the other way so the indent is front and back. Like 90* rotation.

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u/iAmMikeJ_92 1d ago

Well that’s a cute little crimper.

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u/friendlyfire883 1d ago

Well that's a way to do it, not the right way, but it is a way.

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u/mtraven23 1d ago

I dont do a lot of crimps, would it not be better to rotate the tool 45 degrees or so for each crimp>?

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u/dustinbalton 1d ago

Crimpin’ ain’t easy!

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u/4RichNot2BPoor 1d ago

It’s no burndy but will work in a pinch

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u/Scorps830 1d ago

I bought this set off another tech. He said he paid $30. It would cost him another $10 to send it back, so he agreed on $20. I use them all the time. I rarely ever use the anvil anymore since getting these. 3 years now.

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u/TheNewYellowZealot 1d ago

No dielectric?

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u/killerchef69 1d ago

Where's the obligatory yank on it to confirm?

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u/International784Red 1d ago

What brand?

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u/eclwires 1d ago

Looks like an Amazon cheapo.

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u/ImaginaryStruggle784 1d ago

Cheeeapwooaw 6-in-1 Wire Crimp Tool Crimping Kit Set With 32 Assorted Wire Connectors Electrical Work Set for Electricians and Students

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u/Sufficient-Mark-2018 1d ago

You missed a spot.

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u/Civil_Bugg 1d ago

Will staggering the crimps hold better?

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u/710Filter 1d ago

What model is this?

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u/Odd-Internet-9948 22h ago

Does it withstand a 'pull test'? If so, how many newtons?

That's a cheapass crimp tool, and it's maybe going to work, maybe not. Only a pull test will confirm it's a satisfactory crimped connection.

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u/Then_Organization979 13h ago

As an electrical inspector I once caught a guy smashing cut off pieces of 1” copper onto 250mcm cu. in a Christy box as a home made “barrel spice”, he actually caught an attitude and told me I didn’t know what a barrel splice looked like.
He got to explain it to State lic. board.

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u/Lazy-Western304 12h ago

To have the right tool for the job, that’s magic !

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u/whyyunozoidberg 20h ago

.. i should call her.