Custom Cables & Guide to Crimping Dupont PCB Interconnect Cables

[tonistaru]

About 15 minutes ago I was looking at "some" connector and trying to figure out how to attach wires to it. Now after watching this video I know what type of connector it is and how to connect to it. Excellent video !

[NarrowGauge]

That is the most thorough, well presented and informative instructional video that I've ever watched on YouTube.
Brilliant, thanks.

[johngriswold]

A great video for someone who never quite understood those little buggers. Thank you.

[PatternTrainer]

Wish I'd seen this video BEFORE I started crimping. After four days search online and as many days wandering among suggested retailers to locate what I 'thought'  I needed (which was the mailing time to get it for a fraction of the cost from Polulu), I wound up buying an acceptable set of connectors and pins for my project. HOWEVER, with the totally worthless tools I purchased, I wound up working on my back for several hours to get the 8 pins crimped and bloodied my thumb badly attempting to hold the pins in that lousy tool. OUCH. 
So my moral is to keep searching until you find this video...>) and if you've completed your project, now you are the wiser.
GREAT explanations and WONDERFUL video quality.

[davidthomas]

Very good tutorial!  Custom cables offer an advantage over ribbons for Eurorack synth module power cables: ribbons are typically 28 AWG and the parasitic resistance in them causes noise problems in many Eurorack systems.  Ribbon cables are good for data--not for power, particularly in sensitive analog systems!  Using crimp pins allows module power connections to be made with 22 AWG wires (53 mOhm/m vs 213 mOhm/m).  In addition, custom cables can be connected to bus bars in a star configuration, rather than using a distribution board; that eliminates coupling of voltage drops from one module to another.

[noelglennon]

Excellent video. Clear and simple. I have been making up servo connectors for model aircraft and could never figure out how to get the tool and crimp aligned. Thanks for your great help. The connectors look very like rc servo connectors for model aircraft. A crimp tool which works well is available from Hobbyking for €12. Cable and connectors can also be found cheaply and also cables made up mostly for 3 pin servo connectors in various lengths.

[emcgon]

Very useful - thanks. One thing I do differently that I find works well is not to detach the metal connectors from the strip until after the crimp is complete. This makes it much easier to hold the connector in the perfect position in the crimp tool. They are also easier to snap off the strip once the wire is attached.

[greco]

You have the perfect combination of cadence and clarity and a pleasant tone..fantastic!!!

[mickcoomer]

Very simple video. Just what’s needed. I like to close up the crimp with needle nose pliers before the crimp, easier than trying to hold the wire, crimp and crimp tool as I only have two hands. The other advantage of making your own ribbons is that you can maintain colour integrity. All I need now is a way of holding then in a ribbon shape.

[Notmyrealnameday]

Rarely do I stop to comment on YouTube, but wow... what a video. I had ordered like 1/3 of the items I thought I needed and thanks to your video I was able to actually find the pieces required and as a bonus learned how to assemble some very useful cable.

[billhall]

only video I have been able to find that shows the proper crimping of these connectors, good job! All other videos show improper wire stripping length and crimping only bare wire.

[GeorgeKlinger]

I use a set of "helping hands" to hold both the wire and the crimp connector pin and then crimp it with one just hand. This video demonstrates some good techniques.

[jonnscott]

You and terrysb20124 are two of the best out of the dozens I have had to endure, Thanks Derek.

[xCAFEFD]

Every guide video should be of this quality. Thanks a lot.

[atomicskull]

The proper crimper for those DuPont type terminals (they are known as Mini PV for the Dupont/Berg/FCI Amphenol version or M20 for the Harwin version) is the FCI Amphenol HT-0095, HT-100, HT-208, or HT-213 for the FCI Amphenol version or Z20-320 for the Harwin version (the terminals will work with either). Double D crimpers don't work as well for these, the official factory tool has a cylindrical die and swages the barrel into a tight tube around the conductor. Old Berg and DuPont branded tools show up on ebay regularly for under $100.

[uptonroboticsptyltd]

This is the best instructional video I have ever seen, ever.

[MichaelErskine]

Thanks again Derek for another very complete, clear, yet concise video. You are quite a communicator and your accent is wonderful! I think I shall be getting myself a decent crimp tool now!

[thatguyontheright]

I work in a wiremill and I have to use those dupoint connectors terminals and a proper applicator. Just letting you know you should keep an eye on your crimp depth as if it's too high it will crush your wire, and if it's too low, it won't be a snug and will come off over time...and the scary thing is...you can't tell visually if it's too high or low. You should use a depth gauge and a pull tester to get the proper depths depending on your wire gauge.

also the way the insulation crimp went in your demonstration would have to be rejected because there is a chance it could have cut into the strands.

just letting you know.

[devcybiko]

Friend - this is the most comprehensive instructive video on cables and especially crimping. Very nicely done. I'm subscribing.

[robertbarr]

Thank you very much for taking the trouble to share that with us. For me it was extremely informative and useful.
Congratulations on the excellence of the production in every respect: clarity, simplicity, thorough and methodical approach and presentation, excellent photography, and a delivery and presentation that the BBC would be happy with. I have liked and subscribed.