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Clamp a crimp connector in these with a wire inserted, squeeze the handles, and it makes the appropriate connection.

This is the ACCEL 300+ Pro Crimp tool, which comes with three separate sets of dies. One set is for spark-plug wire terminals, and the other two are for crimping primary wire.

Automotive manufacturers over the past 50-odd years have consistently created effective and airtight terminal installations by crimping or deforming terminals' barrels to capture the wire strands.

Precision crimping techniques prove crucial to the optimal performance of heat-shrink electrical connectors. A poor crimp can lead to a loose wire that draws excessive amps and overheats. A punctured ...

Before you start digging in to a pile of connectors, crimp terminals, and wire, it’s a good idea to know what you’re getting into and Gogo:tronics has a great tutorial on how to crimp ...

The next crimp secures the terminal to the wire. It helps to shape the legs of the terminal to fit inside the crimper jaws with a pair of needle-nose pliers.

With traditional crimpers, you can squeeze as hard or as little as you like. That’s a problem because the integrity is not always as good as you’d want. Best to pull on a terminal after crimping to ...

Use a multi-tool to strip, cut and crimp electrical wires. Stripping the plastic coating off of electrical wires is easy with a gauged wire stripper, but an electrical multi-tool stripper and ...