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05-08-2011, 10:21 PM
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| Moderator Rule Breaker   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx
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|  Pin crimpers
Anyone use pin crimpers ? I'm looking for better crimper than what I have. I have the servo city crimper and imo sucks. I can't get crimper to crimp the plug on the wire tight enough. |
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05-08-2011, 10:43 PM
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| RcBros Hobbies   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oregon
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I've been looking at getting some at work, however I can't seem to find the information on the size wire, and pins needed... We have a killer selection, but I need to know the sizes lol.
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05-08-2011, 10:59 PM
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| no talent hack  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redwood City
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fry's electronics has an awesome set for about 8 dollars http://www.frys.com/product/1922790?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG i have had the same set for about 2 years now. i have tried a few others and they have all made their way into the trashcan |
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05-08-2011, 11:08 PM
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| Got Worms? Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Golden, CO
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LMK But yea it's comfortable in the hand, has like a ratcheting mechanism, makes it alot easier to get a real tight crimp. I went from needle nose to these and it made a huge difference. EDIT heres a pic Last edited by losikid; 05-08-2011 at 11:13 PM. | |
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05-08-2011, 11:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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I'm using the ~$20 tool from Servo City and I like it. It takes some figuring to get it to crimp reliably, but it's been working well for me.
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05-09-2011, 12:52 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Longmont
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You need to get the right crimper for the pins you have if you want them to crimp correctly. Very few crimp pins are universal. Most crimp pin manufacturers provide the info you need on the datasheet. For example this housing: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...3-ND&x=16&y=20 Works with these pins: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...me=WM2510CT-ND And this is the recommended crimper for those pins: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...ame=WM17552-ND When I don't have the right crimper for the pins I'm using I usually just get them crimped as solidly as possible with whatever crimper I have handy and then add a little solder. | |
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05-09-2011, 02:25 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Australia
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Seriously? You guys are crimping? What, why, ? I solder and connect everything! I always thought that it was a better way to do it? What benefits does crimping have ? Ore than being faster  |
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05-09-2011, 06:00 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Centered
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For someone who is not proficient at soldering, that can be difficult to obtain, so crimping can be a better method in that case. And you still need to fold the tabs over anyway to fit the lead into the connector, unless you nip them off after soldering. | |
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05-09-2011, 06:42 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Yep, what CreepyCrawl said. In nearly every other scenario, I will solder, but not with servo wires.
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05-09-2011, 06:51 AM
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05-09-2011, 06:56 AM
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05-09-2011, 03:45 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Crimping is also better for vibration resistance, and in most cases has better conductivity too. Mechanical connection is always better than soldered connection when there is a choice. Soldering is great for preventing corrosion, but it wicks into wires and makes them brittle when too much heat is applied. I have yet to find a decent little crimper. I just buy servo extensions and hack them to my needs. |
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05-09-2011, 07:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: A little town called Dallas
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I may have to look into getting a set of inexpensive crimpers. I think it would make cleaning up the wiring in my Berg very easy if I could get the correct pins for the ESCs, BEC and Servo. I would only have to have enough wire to reach the RX and could ditch the rest  |
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05-09-2011, 09:07 PM
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| Got Worms? Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Golden, CO
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the time it takes to strip and crimp servo stuff its just cheaper to buy em. I used to crimp all my servo connectors, but its been quite awhile since then.
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05-09-2011, 10:09 PM
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| Moderator Rule Breaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx
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I just need to find a smaller tip that better suited for that for my hakko. like losikid said, some times like the servos, I like to shorten up the wiring. I hate bundling wires up. | |
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