Crimping Connectors - Collin’s Lab Notes #adafruit #collinslabnotes

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Crimping JST connectors is quick & easy with the right tools and a few helpful tips. #adafruit #collinslabnotes #crimping #jst

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[TheCrystalGlow]

These type of connectors do best when you do not twist the wires. Big Clive explains why in a recent video of his.

[marinehm]

Good to see these types of tutorials still being produced.

[altimmons]

I finally found a crimper I like, it has two dies next to each other, a larger side and smaller side - once I clearly wrote “front” and “wire” on the opposing sides because I’m slow, I get perfect crimps every time. I had bought like 4 sets of crimpers, including one like these, and had just decided that crimping cannot be done by hand and I’d been tricked. Now mine are as good as factory. Practice also has a lot to do with it, and using tweezers to place the metal bit just right in the die is crucial, the tab that sticks out the back abuts the face of the front die

Anyway, takes a tiny bit longer to place the connector right, but it’s much faster overall, doing both steps at once. Advancing the die two clicks makes it so the insulation even stops at the right depth

[rpavlik]

Wait, I thought you weren't supposed to twist wires before crimping on a connector!

[MMuraseofSandvich]

There is a blog post out there by Matt Millman discussing common crimped connector terminals, and it has tons of great photos of what you should be looking for in a crimp that's up to standards.

We use a ton of JST-SM wire to wire connectors, so much so that we have a pair of the official JST crimpers. Those things are amazingly good, but super expensive.

[calisawce]

Alright damnit! That’s it! I’m subscribing!!!🤯

[tohtorizorro]

I was using those exact same crimping pliers, jaws and connector. I searced youtube for a tutorial and finally got it but this would've been spot on.

[ISoleneG]

Wow!!! You have nooo idea how helpful this is thank

[CorvanEssen]

This is something I wanna learn. Thanks

[raffyturc]

Ive been wanting THIS for a verry long time now..

[FanPhys]

Great tutorial - I have the same Engineer crimping tool (PA-20) and it is fantastic. Sometimes the terminals get a bit stuck but it's very easy to free them, and it's not expensive for what it does (compared to the official JST or Molex tools).

[carleynorthcoast]

how do you get it inside the plastic connector?

[Max.Mustermann.]

I Use a crimping Tool Designed to only crimp once it Has a "step" in it and Works Like a Charm and on top saves time 👍

[rouuuk]

I learned the hard way its better soldering the wire to these things when working with high frequency applications!

[da_poopoo_dealer]

My favorite terminal crimper is the DTT-16-00 TE gun. For this specific terminal youd have to use a different clamp and die block but its so nice.

[jeff]

Thanks for the tip. Saved me a headache.

[bettertechmachine]

More connector crimping machines here!

[LittleRainGames]

Seemingly simple, yet when I do it its always horrible, but I did not realize you had to do it twice.
I thought maybe I got the wrong crimp heads, good to know I was doing it wrong.
(ok its still really simple)

[nathanmobbs]

How to sever multiple strands in one go: twist the wires before crimping

[bluematter]

i like the engineer universal crimping pliers,
the amount of times i saw a civil engineer pick up a pair of pliers just for the pair to spontaneously burst into flames...
at least 5 times a day, they always pick the pliers made specifically for Geotehnical engineers by accident. So many singed hands, it even happened to me once or twice.

happily with these brand spanking new universal engineer pliers, sudden combustion is a thing of the past.