[NSRCA-discussion] Servo connector crimping tool?

[Vicente Bortone]

Ron,

Excelente idea. Thanks,


On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 9:55 AM Keith Hoard via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> Another trick is to put three of the female pins on 0.1" "header pins"
> before crimping.  That aligns them perfectly for later insertion into the
> plastic housing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Verne Koester via NSRCA-discussion
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 9:51 AM
> To: 'Jon Lowe'; 'General pattern discussion'
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo connector crimping tool?
>
> I prefer the Radical RC pins because they seem to have a little more gold
> plating on them than the others, though still not as much as Futaba and JR.
> The Hansen pins are a close second IMO. The rest of the stuff out there has
> almost no gold plating at all. That was this year at Toledo. Next year may
> be different. All depends on where the merchants are getting the stuff they
> sell.
>
> I don't like the plastic connector housings from Hansen because the little
> arms in the housing that hold the pins in are real short compared to the
> OEM
> stuff and look suspect to me. The Radical housings match the OEM stuff.
>
> I've been making my own extensions for 15 or 20 years now. The biggest
> single trick I've found for good consistent results is to clamp the bottom
> jaw of the crimping tool in a vise so I don't have to hold the crimper
> while
> I'm lining things up. I strip about 3/16" off each wire and twist them.
> Then
> I feed the wire I'm going to crimp into the side of the crimper until the
> insulation is up against the step inside the jaw of the crimper. You can
> feel the insulation hit the edge of the step. I hold that in place with my
> left hand and place the pin over the top of the wire with my right hand and
> push it in place with the end of the pin that goes over the insulation even
> with the open side of the tool. The tension of the jaws of the pin that
> goes
> over the insulation will keep it in place in the crimper. Then while still
> holding the wire against the step with my left hand, I use my right hand to
> squeeze the handle of the tool which still has the bottom jaw clamped in
> the
> vise. Then I move t  he pin further into the side of the jaw about 1/8" and
> squeeze the handle again. Finally, I move the wire out so the crimp over
> the
> insulation is sticking out over the outside of the tool about 1/8". The
> real
> trick to the whole process is clamping the bottom jaw in a vise. None of
> the
> above process will make sense unless you've actually made an extension.
>
> Pretty sure my crimper is the cheap one since there were no options back
> when I got mine. If I were going to buy one now, I'd probably get the
> Hansen. FWIW, with the process I just described, I almost never ruin a
> crimp. Again, the real trick is to clamp the bottom jaw of the crimper in a
> vise to free up your hands.
>
> Verne Koester
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Jon Lowe via NSRCA-discussion
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:26 AM
> To: NSRCA; Jim Woodward
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Servo connector crimping tool?
>
> Having done a lot of these, crimping your own wires is a PITA, even with a
> decent tool.  Unless you do it regularly, you can expect to mess up more
> than a few crimps as you relearn how to do it each time. Practice is key,
> and buy a lot more pins than what you think you will need. The pins are
> small, easily bent, and hard to line up properly in the tool. I've used
> both
> a cheap tool, and a "high quality" tool with little difference in the
> results.
>
> I've found no difference in the quality of pins and wire between what
> HobbyKing sells, and what MPI and Radical RC sell. Price is certainly right
> at HobbyKing.
>
> On May 20, 2015 7:10 AM, Jim Woodward via NSRCA-discussion
> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the crimp links.  Which is the highest quality source for the
> pins and wires?
> > Jim
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On May 19, 2015, at 11:35 PM, Ronald Van Putte via NSRCA-discussion
> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
> >
> > BP Hobbies sells one:
> > http://www.bphobbies.com/view.asp?id=A0320106&pid=F2893843
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >> On May 19, 2015, at 7:28 PM, Jas via NSRCA-discussion
> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
> >>
> > I am wanting to make custom length leads for my S-BUS set-up in my Worlds
> planes but don't know which crimping tool to get. Anyone using one with
> success over the years, or even ones to stay away from? I know MPI makes
> one, don't know who else.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jason
> > Sent from my iP
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