 Female Spade Crimp Connector?, Looking for ones with enough "meat"... |
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| FlacaProductions |
 Jun 10 2022, 03:56 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,033 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California 
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Looking for a source for 10-12 and 14-16 .250 AWG female flag (90 degree) crimp-on insulated connectors.
I've done a lot of searching (digikey, amazon, waytek, etc...) and I keep coming up with connectors that appear to have little-to-no crimping "meat" on the leg where the wire inserts. It looks like it's all insulation and the they get crimped in-line with the female connector instead of "around the corner" on the 90. How do I crimp these - I have a Klein 3005CR crimper...do they fit? Thank you! |
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| Root_Werks |
Jun 10 2022, 04:05 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,785 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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If I remember the name, it's called a Flag Crimping Tool. I have one, super handy for the "90" or flag female spade connectors.
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| Root_Werks |
Jun 10 2022, 04:06 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,785 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Here you go:
https://powerwerx.com/insulated-flag-terminal-crimping-tool Mine's not the same brand, but that's what you need. How they work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQrItE6_2O4 Mine is a non-insulated version, can't find one of those as an example. |
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| FlacaProductions |
Jun 10 2022, 05:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,033 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California
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That's great - perfect. Thank you!
Now who has the quality connectors? (It's SO easy to get blinded by all the choices....) or just make it a package deal and go with Powerwerx connectors, too? |
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| windforfun |
Jun 10 2022, 05:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,063 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Jun 10 2022, 03:06 PM)  Here you go: https://powerwerx.com/insulated-flag-terminal-crimping-tool Mine's not the same brand, but that's what you need. How they work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQrItE6_2O4 Mine is a non-insulated version, can't find one of those as an example. And why wouldn't this work for male connectors? |
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| Mark Henry |
Jun 11 2022, 03:58 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Panduet connectors are much heavier than the average FLAP no name connectors.
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| JeffBowlsby |
Jun 11 2022, 09:47 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper Group: Members Posts: 9,034 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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Some may not appreciate my opinion, but I would never use the pre-insulated terminals on automotive wiring. One of my personal pet peeves about automotive wiring repairs.
-They are not factory correct, for several good technical reasons -They do not provide stress relief to the wire -They are foreign to automotive wiring -The insulation conceals corrosion and makes access impossible to burnish the terminal -The different available colors should be used to mean something but they just look bad, like some kind of little girls play jewelry -The insulation is only useful for power wires to keep them from shorting out to a ground condition. Old school method was to use heat shrink over the terminal to insulate it. I dont like to insulate them at all because the insulation conceals corrosion which is inaccessible to burnish. Just turn off the power when moving terminals around. -Did I mention they look bad? |
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| IronHillRestorations |
Jun 11 2022, 10:21 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,861 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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I'm with Jeff on this. I never use insulated terminals, nor did the factory. If insulation is required, I use heavy duty dual wall heat shrink tubing. I have a variety of crimpers, but I use my Sta-Kon most. Flag terminals do require a special crimper. Some terminations I solder as well.
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| FlacaProductions |
Jun 11 2022, 10:28 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,033 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California
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Thanks for all of this input - my biggest takeaway is that flag terminals require a different crimper - makes sense, I just didn't realize it.
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