I've used the 4-way tool I linked to with 12 ga to 22-24ga wire and it always gave a perfect crimp with no adjustment or finessing.
Danny ---- Mark Johnsen <m...@ijohnsen.com> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Are you using the correct color terminal for the wire gage? If so > > and it is still loose one trick is to fold the wire in half before you > > push it in the terminal, > > > > Probably not... I bought a bunch of ChinoCo ferrules and they're all RED! > But, I think they're about the right AWG size. One bad thing about those > Chinaco ferrules is the smaller, maybe AWG 24 ferrules are really long as > well, so long they sometimes don't fit in the smaller phoenix contact > terminal block receptacles. So, I snip them off... > > But, you're right, I should do the folding trick, that does work well. > > Thanks, > Mark > > > > > > The adjustment compensates for tool wear, You need to do this after a > > maybe few thousand terminals I always end up taking the whole thing > > apart to see how it works. Every brand of tool is different > > > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 9:14 AM, Mark Johnsen <m...@ijohnsen.com> wrote: > > > I have those crimpers and do like them w/ the exception that I don't know > > > how to turn the 'gear' to make the compression force stronger. They're a > > > little 'soft' for smaller dia wires. I pulled the screw out, but the > > > geared washer doesn't turn (the one w/ + and -), I suppose I need to > > > un-attach the spring? Then try it? Wondering if anyone else figured out > > > how they work. > > > > > > Mark > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
