Crimp connectors: Types, usages and sizes

A quick tour of crimp termimal types, the tools needed and their applications/usage.
Both permanent connections and disconnectable ones.

Snap / Bullet, Ring, Quick Disconnect, Fork / Spade, Butt Splice and Ferrules!
All common sizes: Red, Blue, Yellow and how to identify a wire's size.

Products in video (Paid Links):

- Individual connector types kits:

Content:
00:10 Quick Disconnect
00:55 Ring
01:30 Bullet / Snap
02:00 Fork / Spade
03:15 Butt Splice
03:30 Crimping
07:15 Size identification
08:05 Ferrules

[bluejay]

Video came out a couple years ago, so maybe comments aren't even monitored at this point; but that won't diminish how thankful I am at coming across it today. Without saying a word, sir, you said so much. I can now repair two indoor fountains thanks to your spade quick disconnect lesson (didn't even know those things exist); and replace my speaker wire the cat chewed up, courtesy of your ferrule lesson. Also thankful for your sizing (gauge & color coding) lesson no doubt foundational to both projects (or any electrical repair, for that matter), and for the links to your tools & kits. Content aside, your camera work is exceptional. Most grateful.

[ardoughman]

this is what i want straight forward tutorial no talking...very useful and informative videos.. thank you very much...thumbs up

[reymondgopog]

This ladies and gentlemen, is an ASMR Tutorial video... Good one sir...

[JDAfrica]

I have those same Milwaulkee Wire strippers - hands down the best I’ve ever used.

[niradz]

Super helpful video....takes a lot of the mystery out of electrical wiring technique. thank you!

[ProjectsWithRed]

Very nice and straight to the point and useful video! Thank you for that!

[topcheese]

Man of many words...great video, thanks

[isamahdi]

Awesome 😎 I like it all in one 😊Thank you and greetings and blessings from Bangladesh 😊👋😎

[hafizgunawan]

i just discovered this little freaking useful connectors as a mechanical engineer, it's wonderful piece of component

[apackwestbound]

Respectful question here and not looking to be critical-really. I may be completely wrong, if so let me know. At 6:29 (time stamp) in the video you use a wire cutting & stripping tool to cut and strip a STRANDED red wire (red & black wire together). Several seconds later at 6:31 in the video you grab the same red wire's insulation, twist the insulation and remove it revealing the bare stranded wire underneath the insulation. Respectfully, it appears to me, that there are several broken strands of the red wire that fall out from the insulation immediately after you pull the red insulation off and discard it. I thought I saw the same thing happening at other times in this video where you are using the same wire cutting & stripping tool. Are my observations wrong? If not, what is going on with your cutting & stripping? A properly sized stripping TOOL (stranded or solid wire) matched with a properly sized (stranded or solid) WIRE should ALWAYS lead to a clean cut through that wire's insulation WITHOUT cutting or damaging any of the actual wire(s) (solid or stranded) underlying that insulation.

I was taught that if I inadvertently damaged the underlying wire (solid wire) or cut a strand or more of the underlying wire (stranded wire) that now "damaged" wire was rendered unusable and must be discarded. It is unsuitable because that "damaged" wire no longer had the "required" CM (circular mills) or total wire diameter that was specified when the wire was manufactured to whatever standard were prescribed for its intended use (automotive, military, aerospace, scientific or marine would be several examples). It is the amount of wire, diameter, present that determines that wire's current carrying capability. If I lose strands of the wire (or nick/damage the underlying solid wire) due to my cutting too deep past the wire's insulation and into the wire itself, I have "reduced the size" of the wire thereby ruining it.

[TuolumneTuesdays]

Wow this was such a peaceful and relieving video haha. All your typical DIY videos are someone talking way too loud into the mic and going off track while explaining. love the video style

[MatthewEason]

Can you connect different colours together?

[momustapha]

Great vid. Are all of these considered 'high temperature'? I need to replace a quick disconnect end on a dryers wire going to the heating element but im not sure if I need it to be 'high temp' or not. It doesnt get hot or anything.

[cihanbozkir]

Thank you so much for the great informative video. It's like cult Persian movies that no one talks.) I have a question. Can we use ferrule crimping tool both for ferrule and cable lug connectors?

[gonzalomorenoandonaegui]

What does insulated ring terminal's different colours mean (Red - Blue - Yellow) ?

[digitalbilly]

when to use bullet vs blade connector what is the best situation?

[tubeflorian]

Thank you. Very helpful. I bought some red forks, and it seems like the width is not strictly standard.... #4, #6 “stud size.” I want to connect these to a standard terminal. How do I translate width of fork to stud size?

[rap]

I was wondering if I could use a 22-16 to replace a 22-18 or if that would be a bad idea?

[redForever]

neat wire stripper, what brand r those ?

[TotoGuy-Original]

what about the hole sizes on the ring terminals i cant find a guide for those