Why Crimping?

Crimping is a quick and reliable method of jointing that is easy to deploy in the field since unlike soldering it does not require time to be spent waiting for a soldering iron to heat up, and poses no burn risk to the operator when working in confined spaces.

Required Tools and Materials
For making reliable crimped joints the correct crimping tool must be used. Adequate crimping tools are of a substantial construction and include a ratchet tightening mechanism that ensure adequate pressure is applied to the crimp before it is released as available in all ASHWIN TOOLS

A suitable tool is available from most good tool shops and electrical retailers.
Crimp terminals are available in a number of sizes and two basic types: [Insulated] and [Non-Insulated] Both types can be used, but the procedure is different, and Non-Insulated crimps require the use of a different crimp tool to insulated ones. For the purposes of this article we will use insulated crimps since these are the more commonly available, and require a little less work to use.