Thread: So Where To Next, The Motor Rewinder?

Try bootlace connectors - I believe you can get them on a shoestring budget.

Originally Posted by rodm

Try bootlace connectors - I believe you can get them on a shoestring budget.

Whoops, we called then shoestring connectors at work because most of the ones we used were quite small although we did occasionally use the boot size.

They are called Bootlace ferrules, or Wire ferrules. And the crimping tool to use is the 4 jaw style.

Don't buy them from the local electrical wholesaler, you'll pay an arm and a leg... get them from digikey or similar http://www.digikey.com.au/product-se...=0&pageSize=25

Or there's always ebay.. if you are on a shoestring... http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_t...at=0&_from=R40

Ray

Originally Posted by Oldneweng

Thanks Bob for allowing me to hijack your thread.

After some searching I have a short list of the following.


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/161262450928

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/0-5-6mm-P...item2a39c32d6e

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CRIMPING-...item3a78ee2eb0

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Electrici...item5d4a752ff9

I am leaning toward the last one as it is the most versatile.

Does anybody have any suggestions or comments about these choices.

Dean

I have finally ordered a pair of Crimpers. I chose the second pair listed. The first pair was either badly described, or not big enough for what I wanted. Confusing. The third one (set) was from AG Wholesalers and had the descriptions for the jaws mixed up. No surprise here. The last set was too expensive for what I wanted to use in it. This listing also does not mention what the extra dies are for. It only mentions insulated terminals. It says a 6 pc set when it is 7 pcs. It has 4 extra dies and shows 5 extra dies.

Maybe the pair I have ordered will not be want I want? My original problem was that it is hard to determine exactly what you need, just from often poor photos. I would prefer to look at them in person.

Dean

Originally Posted by Oldneweng

Maybe the pair I have ordered will not be want I want? My original problem was that it is hard to determine exactly what you need, just from often poor photos. I would prefer to look at them in person.
Dean

I also like to see what I'm buying where tools are involved and even have a fiddle to see what they are really like. Although I admit to doing it a couple of times I don't like trying out the the real thing in a shopfront store and then buying the exact same thing on-line. This of course sucks me in and is probably why I ended up buying the fancy magnetic jaw set. Anyway I have almost forgotten the price