Wire terminals with free shipping?

I'll often solder my crimps, but quickly, and only at the wire end, avoiding solder wicking up the wire, leaving the strain-relief section flexible...
 
Guys,
Go to proskit.com and buy a crimper frame.
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Buy the dies for whatever you need. It's a professional grade tool. They have the die for open barrel connectors.
I have one of those that came in a CCTV installer's kit I bought years ago. It's very good for co-ax and I knew there were dies available, but at a price. Been trying to find a decent source of dies for it this side of the pond for years.
As an example - I paid ~ $48 for the kit with four sets of dies, a stripper and wirecutters. At the time I couldn't find anyone who sold spare dies and wasn't sure if any other make of die would fit. I think I might have to get creative with a file, if necessary.
I was glad to find Pro'skit site there, and the cost of the crimper frame and individual dies is very reasonable indeed.
However, the cost of dies from stockists here is breathtaking - around $70 and more. The problem is, that the greedy bastards who sell these here see the price of the full-blown pro crimpers and dies and think they can charge through the nose for this stuff. Even though, on the Pros'Kit site it proudly proclaims, "Pro grade kit at DIY prices". Somebody really needs to give the greedy bastards here a kick up the arse.

I must see what Pro'sKit will charge for shipping.
 
These "Molex" pins have been around since the fifties. They're even used on airplanes. Of course, when the FAA gets involved, your crimpers look like this....

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Highly polished interchangeable jaws. When I got em 20 odd yrs. ago they cost more than a good used XS.... but they do the perfect crimp every time.
 
I bought some open barrel connectors on ebay, china source, that have a whole lot more contact area than the stock or other replacements.

Scott
 
I bought some open barrel connectors on ebay, china source, that have a whole lot more contact area than the stock or other replacements.

Scott
Any chance of a picture with them sitting next to something for size comparison and maybe a link to the place you found them?

I did get the terminals from Vintage that I mentioned in the opening of this thread the other day. They look to be about equal to the OEM connectors on the 1978. Have not tried them in to one of the plastic housings yet but look like they should work.
 
Any chance of a picture with them sitting next to something for size comparison and maybe a link to the place you found them?

I did get the terminals from Vintage that I mentioned in the opening of this thread the other day. They look to be about equal to the OEM connectors on the 1978. Have not tried them in to one of the plastic housings yet but look like they should work.

Yeah, I'll get a picture of these, same sizes and will work in the plastic blocks. A picture should show the extra contact that these things make. Metal or alloy, corrosion, may not be better or equal though. Picture, source and prices tomorrow.

Scott
 
I just bought a bunch of silver wiring loom , in various sizes for my XS2 at a great price, and the free shipping and handling in March made it a sweet deal.
 
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The second picture here should show the difference in the female connectors that I got from China. All parts, blocks and connectors are interchangeable with the stock and other parts. The female connectors are just made differently. There is a tang bent into the connector that makes the connector tight, instead of the side channels making the tightness as on the stock female connectors. Good or bad, I don't know, but it seems that it would be easier to adjust the tightness compared to the stock connectors.

Scott
 
The crimper and dies form Vintage Connections are excellent! I've had the tool and all but the dies for the insulated terminals for a few years and it is satisfying each time I use it. The crimps are fantastic. their connectors are excellent too and I just bought a bunch of male and female spade types.

I just bought the dies for insulated terminals, http://www.vintageconnections.com/Products/Detail/96. I have two very good purpose built crimpers for these that I bought when I lived in Taiwan but even with tightening adjustment to the tool, the crimps are sometimes not tight enough. Insulated connectors vary quite a bit as well and that is a factor. I'll see how the Vintage Connections set works.

What I've been having good luck with on the insulated type is to use my purpose built crimpers and then using the closed barrel die set and tool from Vintage Connections to give the connection another staking. It sometimes breaks through the insulator but if so I put a piece of shrink tubing over it and the end. I like to do that anyway to close the wire to connector end a bit.
 
I never use those insulated crimps. I think they're junk. You can't see how well your crimp came out and half the time the hard plastic insulation tube breaks off anyway. I cut or pull the insulation tube off and just use them bare, adding shrink wrap after if I need them insulated.
 
They work fine with a proper crimper. They won't come apart. That being said, I only use them in emergency. Ratcheting crimpers are the way to go. This instructional video is good.

Here's a very good one on proper use of crimpers on insulated terminals. The terminals shown are aviation grade.
 
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