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 ...

The last generation did more for aftermarket wiring than any that preceded it. While even the most serious do-it-yourselfer once clutched at the prospect of installing something as simple as power ...

I had a friend who was an electronics assembly tech for a big defense contractor. He was a production floor guy who had a chip on his shoulder for the engineers with their fancy book-learnin’ who ...

Putting crimp connectors on wires is one of the most tedious things you’ll do. It’s not easy, either, unless you have some practice. Before you start digging in to a pile of connectors, crimp ...

These tools are qualified to AS5259 standards for crimping terminals onto 8 to 2/0 AWG copper and aluminum wires.

Here’s a question I’m often asked by sailors seeking optimal electrical connections: “Is soldering better than the standard crimp terminal?” Considering the electrical issues that often arise aboard ...

You’ve waded through all of the connector catalogs and found the connector that meets all your design criteria and is just right for your application. It has the right current rating, voltage rating, ...

At present, the exploration of the crimping mechanism between electrical contacts and wires is mainly based on two methods: theoretical derivation and numerical simulation. For the former, in the ...