neidu3@sh.itjust.works to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoBought myself a crimp tool. Because those ferrules aren't gonna crimp themselves.dreifir.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1162arrow-down1external-linkBought myself a crimp tool. Because those ferrules aren't gonna crimp themselves.dreifir.comneidu3@sh.itjust.works to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
And it’s a square crimper because it’s simply better for wire ferrules. Hexagonal crisper are for coaxial cables.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month agoNo square sucks harder to fit in terminal blocks.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 month agoUh, no? It’s the opposite. Source: I’ve used both at work. A larger diameter wire with square crimp will fit in a terminal block than a hexagonal crimp, and I prefer square crimp for this exact reason. The contact area inside a terminal block is flat, after all.
No square sucks harder to fit in terminal blocks.
Uh, no? It’s the opposite.
Source: I’ve used both at work. A larger diameter wire with square crimp will fit in a terminal block than a hexagonal crimp, and I prefer square crimp for this exact reason. The contact area inside a terminal block is flat, after all.