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  1. R

    Crimping of flexible conductors

    Hi Guys Is there any regulations or guidance on whether to use indent crimpers or hex crimpers?
  2. G

    crimping and termination course

    Hello fellow forum members, I have been looking at doing a crimping and connecting course with a well known manufacturer of cable accessories and connectors which they issue a certificate for as well as a soldering course as I have been asked for IPC610 certification for a few jobs at interview...
  3. W

    Crimping compacted conductors

    Hi - how does everyone get on crimping these compacted conductors. they are way smaller diameter than standard equivalent size. Icould get a 25mmlugonto a 35mm conductor. whats best practise?
  4. jonpatterns

    Crimping electrical joints in cooking applicances

    Hi all I have recently been repairing a crepe cooker and a hotplate where the thermal fuse has gone. My problem is how best to make the joints between the stranded wire and the solid strand legs of the replacement thermal fuse. The original thermal fuse was connected via a kind of crimp...
  5. W

    Cable crimping and cutting tools

    Hello everybody, I’m new at a cable assembling company which wants to purchase battery powered cable crimping and cutting tools. Somehow it’s difficult to find relevant information about these tools on the manufacturer’s webpages. I’d like to participate in the purchasing discussion of my new...
    • Werner Bestmann
    • Thread
    • cable crimping cutting tools
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. W

    Crimping or Soldering Flex cable

    Evening all, hoping someone can clear something up for me. I was told today that all stranded flex cables need to be pin crimped or soldered before connections are made, eg, for a towel rail or small wall heater etc. He said the regs were altered in April 2012? This is the first I've heard...
  7. W

    Large ferrule crimping tool

    What crimpers are people using for crimping ferrules over 10-16-25-35mm2? As ones i have currently don't do that big. Cheers
  8. H

    junction box or crimping

    I need to move a number of downlighter positions. What is the best recommended mod, should i crimp the new cables with heat shrink connectors or use maintainence free junction boxes as the old positions will be plastered over?
    • harry olee
    • Thread
    • box crimping junction junction box
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. D

    LUG crimping main bonding cables ( 10mm)

    ^^^^^ yes or no ?
    • daiplayer
    • Thread
    • 10mm bonding cables crimping main
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. edexlab

    Military Spec Crimping tools

    I'm looking for some Military spec ratchet crimp tools for Insulated Yellow/Black , Red, Blue and non insulated terminal crimps, I'm not sure of manufacturers names as yet , but can anyone suggest a UK supplier which is reasonable as I know these are expensive!
  11. R

    Crimping tool

    Hi everyone, Does anybody know if these crimpers are for crimping metal lugs? I have a pair but never used them. http://cpc.farnell.com/1/1/10472-crimper-ratchet-10-25mm-430022-ck-tools.html Thanks in advance.
  12. A

    looking for a crimping tool for my purposes

    I only intend to use them one or two times, but last year I went for the cheapest available and the tools started splaying after only a day of use, becoming near useless. So I want to get something decent. I need to crimp three things and I'm hoping to be able to do it all in one, without...
  13. P

    Ratchet Crimping Tool. HELP!!!

    I'm looking to move a CU which will need cables extending. Rather than have a large junction box I am considering crimping the extensions on. I know there are two camps on crimping, but it's either a crimp or a DIN rail JB which I'd rather not use. So then, now I need to select a tool. Lots of...
  14. S

    Crimping 6mm T+E

    Hi Guys. So as the title says I recently had to crimp some 6mm T+E using yellow pre-insulated butt crimps. I have a pair of Engex ratchet crimping pliers, which work very well with red and blue crimps, but when I tried to crimp the 6mm the crimps could be easily pulled from the cable. I...
  15. J

    crimping

    hi prob a simple ans but was just wondering if wire crimping to extend them is ok for regs and safe etc or would i need to just just put a new full length of wire in. Its not getting done just wanted to know for future reference as i had a quick look thru my book and could not find nothing. I...
  16. S

    Crimping my own solar panels - which tool is best?

    I am wiring my own panels with cables and want the crimp tool that will crimp 4mm in the connection box. Anyone who has done this will know you need a specific tool for the job. It will be able to crimp "at the tip" with limited space. Can anyone suggest the best tool for the job please?
  17. E

    Electric Crimping Tool

    Hi everyone, I am currently conducting some research into electric crimping tools for a research project. I found it very difficult to obtain sufficient information on the tool itself and the fields of application. I am aware that electricians use manual crimping tools on a regular if not daily...
  18. S

    What do people us now for switch box lighting connections?

    Hi all Joining a looped neutral in a plaster mounted lighting switch box. Back in my sad old day... we used plastic connector blocks, which I seem to remember were binned a while back. What are people using these days? I watched the sparky on a site the other week crimping all his connections...
    • Steve2381
    • Thread
    • blocks box connections connectors crimping crimps lighting people switch using
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. S

    spare parts for multi-contact PV-CZM-32.6020-19100 MC4 crimping plier

    Hi, I need to obtain a replacement screw S2 for my part MC3 and MC4 crimping tool. Can anyone suggest where I can get this from please? Thank you - - - Updated - - - I meant screw S1
  20. S

    Crimping Tool

    Hi All What do we think of this CK crimping tool? CK Crimping Plier 0.5-6mm | NoLinkingToThis Need to purchase a good quality one for good joints. Thanks

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