▲ 153 ▼ Bought myself a crimp tool. Because those ferrules aren't gonna crimp themselves. (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 day ago by neidu3@sh.itjust.works to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments And it's a square crimper because it's simply better for wire ferrules. Hexagonal crisper are for coaxial cables.
[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 0 points 20 hours ago (1 child) No square sucks harder to fit in terminal blocks. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works [S] 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) Uh, no? It's the opposite. Source: I've used both at work. A larger diameter wire with square crimp will fit in a terminal block than a hexagonal crimp, and I prefer square crimp for this exact reason. The contact area inside a terminal block is flat, after all. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works [S] 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) Uh, no? It's the opposite. Source: I've used both at work. A larger diameter wire with square crimp will fit in a terminal block than a hexagonal crimp, and I prefer square crimp for this exact reason. The contact area inside a terminal block is flat, after all. permalink fedilink source parent