YQK crimping tool
In another thread we were discussing crimping and I was to tell y'all about the YQK-120 12 ton crimping tool I bought off of ebay. First thing is they sent me the YQK 240 16 ton tool. Instead of t...
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one look at top grade commercial cables, and you will see a multi-sided crimp
pushing in from at least (4) directions at the same time
the crimpers we are buying do not work that way, hence the ears
you can mitigate that some, by starting the crimp with a die that is too large
then use a smaller die, then rotate the wire/lug in crimper and crimp again a third time, makes a nicer looking crimp with smaller identifiable ears
i put heat shrink on it afterwards, hides everything and seals the connection to keep out corrosion
pushing in from at least (4) directions at the same time
the crimpers we are buying do not work that way, hence the ears
you can mitigate that some, by starting the crimp with a die that is too large
then use a smaller die, then rotate the wire/lug in crimper and crimp again a third time, makes a nicer looking crimp with smaller identifiable ears
i put heat shrink on it afterwards, hides everything and seals the connection to keep out corrosion
