Crimping is a way of terminating strands of wire in order to connect them to external circuits, using a crimping tool to squeeze a wire hard enough to cold weld it to a given terminal. Crimp terminal kits consist of a crimping tool and various types of terminal.
The advantage of crimping is that it forms gas-tight connections, so there is less corrosion of the wire, and the joints are mechanically strong as there is no additional material used, as opposed to soldering.
How do crimp terminal kits work?
There are broadly three steps to using crimp terminal kits:
Insert the desired terminal into the crimping tool
Insert the wire into the terminal
Squeeze together the handles of the crimping tool to cold weld the terminal onto the wire
Types of crimp terminal
Crimp terminals can have different connectors, such as rings, spades, and butt splice terminals, depending on how you want to connect to the external circuit. There are also insulated and non-insulated terminals, depending on your price point and the needs of the circuit. Non-insulated terminals are cheaper but may short in certain environments, whereas insulated terminals protect against this.
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The TE Connectivity 725972-0 Service & Repair Kit
contains an assortment of crimp terminals and splices to suit a range of applications. There is also the SUPERCHAMP II crimp tool included to compliment them.The Service & Repair Kit comes in a foldable pouch with clear plastic slots for storing its ...
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This versatile kit contains a total of 280
tubular ring terminals incorporating 12 of the most popular sizes. The K05 crimp tool is also included in this kit which has revolving hexagonal dies suitable for the various cross-sections required for crimping. The kit is supplied in a robust steel carry ...
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Starfix® is a cable end design that offers
a time saving of up to 50% compared to a standard connector.Simple, reliable and economic, this system allows crimping and cabling to be carried out in the same place. Starfix® cable ends.
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The Scotchlok™ series has been designed as a
premium line of terminals and offers a wide variety of insulation types such as heat shrink, nylon, vinyl and non-insulated. They also come with various barrel styles to choose from such as butted, brazed, seamless and interlocking. The offer effective and reliable ...
