Can you put two wires in a crimp?

[Mike Johnson]

I suppose it would be even better if I could remove sections of the wire insulation without cutting it at the points where the crimps need to be leaving the wire continuous throughout its length but I expect I may need a few attempts on flex?

Thats possible with any of the automatic strippers that pull the sheath, just do it twice the distance apart you need and then cut the piece between the two, I have been using these to great effect: RS PRO, 450 V DIN Rail Connector, Screw Termination | RS Components - https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/din-rail-terminal-blocks/3882861/ the end connector allows the rail to slide out and the continuous earth cable to be inserted, then the bonding cables suitably ferruled into the other terminals.

I use this type to pull the sheathing apart, they seem to be the best type as the cable can pass through the handle and strip mid length: CCS12 Cable Stripper 0.75mm - 16mm² - https://www.cablecraft.co.uk/ccs12-cable-stripper-0-75mm-16mm

 

[Steve T]

I managed to strip sections out of a continuous piece of wire with a knife without nicking any strands, and doubled those stripped bits over to fit into a crimp. Crimped it tight with my tool and seems like a good joint. Certainly gave me a bit more space to work with inside the wiska box.

Unfortunately you can't really see the crimps themselves but I'm sure you get the idea. Thanks guys

 

[LewisM]

I would say that is fine I have put two 1.5mm wires into a 4mm bootlace crimp without a problem pretwist them together and once the crimp is on it is a very tight fit without even being crimped, once crimped the connection is perfectly adequate in my view.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

You can get dual-entry bootlace ferrules though, which are correctly sized e.g. a dual 1.5 is sized to take 3 sq mm copper in total, and has a suitably wide entry funnel. But there are no dual-entry insulated crimp terminals, which I think was part of what drew @Steve T 's attention.