Powerwerx (http://www.powerwerx.com/) sells an inexpensive tool for locking the connector into its housing. This tool can also be used to remove a connector from the housing.

I have one of the crimp tools sold by Powerwerx (http://www.powerwerx.com/product.asp?ProdID=3324&CtgID=1022) and it works much better than the less expensive tool also from that company. With the TRIcrimp, I get perfect crimps every time.

Sometimes difficulty in getting the contact into the housing is caused by a slight bend in the contact (the less expensive crimper tended to do this) or a slight out of round in the crimped body of the contact.

I have not so far soldered the contacts on, but do plead guilty to putting a ratchet tie around the figure eight cable just before it enters the housing and filling the void in the housing with hot glue and extending the hot glue up to the ratchet tie. The purpose is to prevent repeated bending of the cable near the contact. Maybe this is not good practice. I don't know. FWIW.

Usual disclaimers.

73
Kevin
VK3DAP / ZL2DAP

Dave Martin wrote:
Oh No!  Instead of toroids, I have to build power pole connectors!

Is there a Power Pole Guy out there? :-)

I don't care what they say, I solder mine like I do almost all my
crimp connectors.  I've never had one melt out or fail.  Now to get
the little jasper snapped into the housing.

Dave  W5DHM
K3 third run

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