On 28 November 2017 at 21:21, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote:

> I bought a kit of something like those early on, as I was just getting
> started on the Sheldon, and a crimper, supposedly to match. But the
> crimper while looking quite heavy duty, wouldn't put enough bite on to
> make them stay on a stranded wire regardless of  how I adjusted its
> closing cams.

You need the right size of ferrule for the wire, or it won't work.

These are surprisingly good:
https://www.amazon.com/Beego-Insulated-Connectors-Self-Adjustable-0-25-6-0mm²/dp/B074WGXKBL/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1511906265&sr=8-4&keywords=ferrule+crimp
($5 less without the ferrules)

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