Crimping woes

[gazdkw82]

Are you using yellow crimps on 2.5mm cable? If so, you need to change them to blue. You will never get a good crimp connection with yellow to 2.5

Was actually using a red crimp

 

[telectrix]

Was actually using a red crimp

round peg in a square hole.

 

[gazdkw82]

round peg in a square hole.

Don't follow

 

[telectrix]

2.5 cable in a 1,5 crimp. follow. use the right six=z crimp, hit with a hammer, job done. applxapies i am pi$$$$$ed

 

[davesparks]

Was actually using a red crimp

Red is for conductors up to 1.0, blue is for 1.5 and 2.5, yellow for 4 and 6.

 

[gazdkw82]

2.5 cable in a 1,5 crimp. follow. use the right six=z crimp, hit with a hammer, job done. applxapies i am pi$$$$$ed

That was the first thing I tried. Didn't work. Hence why I then ended up trying it on the red