23 Feb
2008
23 Feb
'08
7:58 p.m.
On Saturday 23 February 2008 20:45, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 23 Feb 2008 at 18:30, J. David Bryan wrote:
After buying a proper IDC crimper, I couldn't figure out why I would
have ever tried to use something else to crimp the connectors,
especially considering how inexpensive it was, and how much easier it
was to crimp connectors without fouling them up.
Pat
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I'll second that. With an arbor press and
mandrels designed for to
receive the connector halves, it goes together easily. If you have
to use Vise- Grips, it's quite difficult. A bench vise with smooth
jaw faces is a bit better if you do things slowly and carefully and
ensure that the parts and the cable line up correctly as you
squeeze them together. It takes quite a bit of force to punch
through 50 conductors simultaneously.
Even a cheapie hand press, such as Jameco 73252 (Hanlong IDC Crimping
Tool) at $16 will pay for itself in connections not botched. The
problem with a Vise-Grip or any sort of pliers is that the jaws move
in an arc, meaning that one side gets more pressure than the other.
Unless you're very careful, you can end up bending some of the pins.