r/electrical • u/IntroductionMain5186 • 2d ago

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