I don’t let my guys buy any tools from Harbor Freight unless it is a one time disposable deal.
From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 11:26 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ok Ken ...just for you Crimper is cleanest. Other pliers can worp or damage ferrules. If you remember I was fired from ESS for criticizing boss on cheap tools and drills he would get us. I always used my own anyways because of his Harbor Freight tools. It's about doing it right and having to go back to fix things. We travel too much for issues like this. Your work is your signature. On Aug 30, 2015 10:58 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: I think tinned stranded wire is more subject to vibration work hardening, but much easier to work with and no chance of the wild strand causing problems. Aircraft have all wires terminated in crimp type connectors as far as I know. I used to build stuff that went into the avionic bay. I ought to know, but I cannot remember how we put the pins on the wires on those huge cannon connectors with dozens of pins. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 10:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ok Ken ...just for you I thought I read in the instructions for some device – probably either Phoenix or Traco – not to tin the ends of stranded wire, you must use ferrules or it will be the end of life as we know it. From: Chuck McCown Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 10:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ok Ken ...just for you Or, just solder the stripped wire and not use ferrules. From: Mark Radabaugh Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ok Ken ...just for you The crimpers are not really needed - the terminal block does a fine job of squashing them. Of a pair of channel locks if you must. The ferrules are really just to keep wire strands from sticking out and causing a short and to make reuse easier. Mark On Aug 30, 2015, at 12:07 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: Oh great, now I have to think about getting some. The crimpers alone cost a fortune! From: Jaime Solorza Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 10:22 PM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] Ok Ken ...just for you We added some ferrules at sites...
