Electrical Connectors DIY

And here I wasted all that money buying them....DANG

ajriding wrote:
There is a crimping tool that looks like pliers, but has a crimp. This is easy.
I have soldered wires if I needed the best.

For mobile work, soldering is not "the best". Properly crimped, a wire has more freedom to flex due to vibration than rigid soldered connections where metal fatigue can be an issue due to the solder bonding all the wire strands together. There's a reason why vehicle and boat manufacturers do not use soldered connections except in some very limited applications.

Good tip, thanks. :C

Neat idea.

It might not be a bad idea to anneal the end of the tubing before hammering it flat to try to avoid cracking it at the transition point. Avoiding a sharp edge on the backing block/anvil (and hammer face) would help with that too, I'd think.

so freaking simple!

thanks for the idea!

There is a crimping tool that looks like pliers, but has a crimp. This is easy.
I have soldered wires if I needed the best.

How do you crimp them onto the cable?

Nice, thanks for the tip