Barrymagrec
pfm Member
Have to disagree with you there Jez, I don`t think the likes of CEGB and NCB would have set up quality standards for crimp connections if soldered would have been better.
I have used a lot of crimps over the years, much quicker than solder and no burnt fingers with the larger cables.
I use this ratchet crimp tool : https://uk.farnell.com/thomas-betts/wt2124y/crimp-tool/dp/210304?ost=wt2124y which I have had for more than thirty years. Similar cheaper versions are available.
Red or Blue insulated crimps are mostly what you would use, Red is for wire up to 1.5mm, Blue for 1.5mm to 2.5mm.
Most 1/4 inch blade crimps are the same thickness, the various other widths also vary in thickness so you need to get the right ones.
I have used a lot of crimps over the years, much quicker than solder and no burnt fingers with the larger cables.
I use this ratchet crimp tool : https://uk.farnell.com/thomas-betts/wt2124y/crimp-tool/dp/210304?ost=wt2124y which I have had for more than thirty years. Similar cheaper versions are available.
Red or Blue insulated crimps are mostly what you would use, Red is for wire up to 1.5mm, Blue for 1.5mm to 2.5mm.
Most 1/4 inch blade crimps are the same thickness, the various other widths also vary in thickness so you need to get the right ones.