I just got one of those crimp tools, the HSC9 16-4 (square) ferrule crimper. Used it on two 16mm2 ferrules, but one pulled out. Next a 10mm2, but the tool was jammed tight. I watched another video, which said the tool will only release after being fully closed. Sorted!
I already knew all that and have worked with ferrule crimping before, but really enjoyed the video. Very straight forward and very user / viewer friendly. Nice one, cheers.
Nice review, it looks great! I made the mistake once to solder the ends. At first you think, oh this is perfect! But after a while the contact loosens, as the solder creeps under the pressure of the screw. It wilt result in a bad connection and eventually cause overheating. At least this is what I found, after inspecting the connections I made years later. It's better to use a ferrule or just the bare copper.
+Tamás Demeter - As far as I know, NO :((((((. Cut the Cable at the Crimp / Ferrule, that's why People always give Cable a little slack, just-in-case :)
Ferrule color code is usually related to wire gauge/diameter( allthough there is no universal standard it depends to the producer sometimes, is infact a matter of quickly identifying the diameter in a pile of ferrules, in case they mix up in the organizer). Conductor /cable color code is related to lines(phases)/neutral/ground and is pretty much universal, yellow and green for earthing/ground, blue for neutral/return and brown/red/grey/white/black etc for lines/phases. No correlation between color of the ferrules and color of the wires usually
Thanks for the direct and informative clip. I wouldn't think of Aliexpress You're *not supposed to twist the conductor* if you use this tool. If you twist the wire, it gets cripes on one specific (outer) strand more than the whole wire, leading to increased resistance and less physical durability
Miles Handy hi mate, I think the wago allow some of the sleeving to go in a few millimetres as well so the plastic part of the ferrule might stop the cable from going into a wago connector. Flex cable is ok in wago lever type but not in wago push type.
Main reason for using ferrules (aka aglets) would be to protect the wire when terminating under a rotating screw in the type of connector that is typically a hole with a captivation screw threaded through the circumference. Any roughness or overtightening the screw can cut through the unprotected soft copper or aluminium conductors. UK plugs, chock block and many older termination strips don't have any protection between screw and conductor and benefit from an aglet. Wago and most of the new connectors have at least a thin metal leaf over the conductor and in the case of wago that is enough to prevent an aglet of the type shown here making a good contact. You can get unsheathed aglets that are simply a silver plated copper tube which will protect, and prevent splaying and more importantly will insert in any connector.
I have watch a doesen videos to find out what the ferrule connector is for and YOU FINALLY EXPLAINED ITS USE. makes sense.
I just got one of those crimp tools, the HSC9 16-4 (square) ferrule crimper. Used it on two 16mm2 ferrules, but one pulled out. Next a 10mm2, but the tool was jammed tight. I watched another video, which said the tool will only release after being fully closed. Sorted!
Two minutes into the video I ended up buying a ferrule crimping tool online. Very informative video.
Thanks for the video now I understand the tool others video they don't show you like the way you did ,you explained it all ,,thanks
Well done, straight to the point and neat.
I already knew all that and have worked with ferrule crimping before, but really enjoyed the video. Very straight forward and very user / viewer friendly. Nice one, cheers.
Nice review, it looks great! I made the mistake once to solder the ends. At first you think, oh this is perfect!
But after a while the contact loosens, as the solder creeps under the pressure of the screw.
It wilt result in a bad connection and eventually cause overheating.
At least this is what I found, after inspecting the connections I made years later.
It's better to use a ferrule or just the bare copper.
Im looking for solder vs ferrule and now i realise that i need to buy one of these. And i made some realllly good solder joints :D
Thanks!
Thanks for your video. I'm a Wire Stripper fanatic - can you tell me what was your wirestripper and where did you get it?
Facom's 162PB wire strippers. Kris reviews it here: ruclips.net/video/i55v7uLKp34/видео.html
NB - the ferrules are colour coded for size? But. Different codes, French, German and UK!
Thank you. Crystal Clear
What's the name of the connector he uses?
It's a "boot lace" ferrule.
And what about to crimp a coaxial MCX or MMCX connectors?
Is there a way to remove the crimped ferrule from the cable?
+Tamás Demeter - As far as I know, NO :((((((. Cut the Cable at the Crimp / Ferrule, that's why People always give Cable a little slack, just-in-case :)
How big can you crimper wire with a crimp tool . Like amp power wire. Or car battery??
Ferrule color code is usually related to wire gauge/diameter( allthough there is no universal standard it depends to the producer sometimes, is infact a matter of quickly identifying the diameter in a pile of ferrules, in case they mix up in the organizer). Conductor /cable color code is related to lines(phases)/neutral/ground and is pretty much universal, yellow and green for earthing/ground, blue for neutral/return and brown/red/grey/white/black etc for lines/phases.
No correlation between color of the ferrules and color of the wires usually
Thanks for the direct and informative clip. I wouldn't think of Aliexpress
You're *not supposed to twist the conductor* if you use this tool. If you twist the wire, it gets cripes on one specific (outer) strand more than the whole wire, leading to increased resistance and less physical durability
Thanks for the tip...makes sense.
great video mate
what's the difference between the 4 mandrel design and 6 mandrel?
llVIU 2 mandrels
4 sided are good for square terminals, 6 sided are good for round terminals. forum.digikey.com/t/using-and-crimping-wire-ferrules/1358
Im looking for the recognized specification on how much wire should be exposed from the ferrule?
I'm not sure myself but I generally set my strippers to cut so the end of the conductors are flush with the end of the metal part of the ferrule.
@@KrisCochrane This is correct.
Can this crimper crimp standard ring/butt/spade connectors?
I'm afraid not.
Can you use these with WAGO cable fasteners please
Miles Handy hi mate, I think the wago allow some of the sleeving to go in a few millimetres as well so the plastic part of the ferrule might stop the cable from going into a wago connector. Flex cable is ok in wago lever type but not in wago push type.
I am interested in how it's made i need to crimp a heavier lug for my use . Your a highlander ! A Scot ! A Clan !
Great review this tool is great great vidio
I decided not to get one last time I ordered some stuff .... but for 8 pounds ill get one too ... its not the same doing it with a generic crimper ;)
Quite informative.
Main reason for using ferrules (aka aglets) would be to protect the wire when terminating under a rotating screw in the type of connector that is typically a hole with a captivation screw threaded through the circumference. Any roughness or overtightening the screw can cut through the unprotected soft copper or aluminium conductors.
UK plugs, chock block and many older termination strips don't have any protection between screw and conductor and benefit from an aglet. Wago and most of the new connectors have at least a thin metal leaf over the conductor and in the case of wago that is enough to prevent an aglet of the type shown here making a good contact. You can get unsheathed aglets that are simply a silver plated copper tube which will protect, and prevent splaying and more importantly will insert in any connector.
309 subs already !
+Paskeyboy Just 99685 to go until I get my button! Whoop lol