Help !!   crimping tool suggestion   - Page 1
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author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2010, 07:40:33 pm
content: I have get many of those plugs , picture below , and I need to find if there is any special crimping tool,for this design of plugs ..Its an Mini-Din 6 pin ( PS/2)I am aware of 10 deferent ways to do the fixing, but I need to know if there is any special tool for those.( I need to do one extension for the flash unit of my digital camera ) And because the cables looks very delicate , I need the " best ever " solution for the job.

author: TheDirty
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2010, 07:53:14 pm
content: It's hard to tell from the picture, but those look like those connectors that you solder wires directly into. Like what you get on some of those DB9 connectors.

author: kc1980
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2010, 09:25:51 pm
content: Yes, those are solder cups. Crimped contacts are almost always crimped first, then inserted in the connector body (which implies a retention clip of some sort). If you think about it, it would be very difficult to get a crimp tool to to fit between the tightly spaced contacts.

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 06, 2010, 09:40:06 pm
content: Quote from: kc1980 on May 06, 2010, 09:25:51 pmcorrect, we use plugs at work that have the terminals crimped, they are then put into the plug and clip into place and then a final wedge lock is inserted to fuly lock all pins

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2010, 09:43:22 pm
content: Hmm it could be my fault , well I need info of how to lock correctly the end clip on the cable , check the picture.I probably need a tool that will do a perfect tight cycle , with out to compress it by an awkward manner.If the tool does not called as crimping one , the it is called as an " Press " one ?

author: kc1980
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2010, 10:05:30 pm
content: Oh boy. My mistake. You're talking about the metal piece that's used for strain relief. It looks like it would be applied with some sort of open barrel crimp tool. Sorry, I can't help you there. I'm curious to find out how it is supposed to be applied, though.

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2010, 05:06:38 am
content: Well what ever it is as a tool , it must have fixed hole sizes .For example this plug it could take an 0.5cm max diameter cable .And this diameter looks fixed for mini-din.The larger Din plugs, takes also an specific max of diameter cable ..So the one thought brings the other ... and we are looking for a tool , that possibly exclusively used to do the fixing of the strain relief clip , at the Mini-Din & Din plugs !!

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2010, 12:24:54 pm
content: Well I seriously thinking to build ( Yes build - make ) my own tool .TheMini-Dinstrain relief clip its wide as 3.5mm , so the tool for it it must be as 4.0mm wide .The ClassicDinstrain relief clip its wide as 5.5mm , so the tool for it it must be as 6.0mm wide.So the "Mini-Din & Din" tool must be as 6mm wide,with two holes (two sizes) with thediameterof :5.0 - 5.5 mm for Din4.0 - 4.5mm for the Mini Din(By having in mind that in both cases, the max diameter of cable will be used)@shafriThanks , you are aPal(edited)

author: dengorius
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2010, 12:30:31 pm
content: Quote from: Kiriakos-GR on May 07, 2010, 12:24:54 pmA "pall" is actually a funeral cloth. Did you mean a pal maybe?

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2010, 01:01:21 pm
content: Quote from: dengorius on May 07, 2010, 12:30:31 pmThanks friend, but you took the job of@Simon, about correcting me.Thanks mate..

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2010, 02:08:39 pm
content: Quote from: Kiriakos-GR on May 07, 2010, 01:01:21 pmWell you seem to get into deep waters very fast over a misunderstanding, as a bilingual person I sat on and english staffed plane and watched a situation unfold that led to a riot and a person being chucked off the plane simply because of the language barrier between the English staff and Italian passengers and the difference in mentality/culture (the result being that instead of 2 hours late we were 4 hours late !). In this instance the Italains were at fault thinking that there wish was to come first over the staffs duty to assist another plane in technical difficulty and that they were imune to the governance of the english staff on an englush plane which although in an Italian airport is still "british territory"

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2010, 02:28:15 pm
content: Quote from: Simon on May 07, 2010, 02:08:39 pmThere is no such scenario , I had born with a smile in my face,and I am not going to lose it at 41 .What ever I say are mostly based on good will and humoorr ..Some people love it , some just hate it.The point is that I am unable to pretend that I am supporter of the " serious look " that some people think as respected appearance of a person.If you do not qualify to be teased, let me know about it ..

author: Simon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2010, 02:33:15 pm
content: I'm teased daily, its just a fact of life for me. however i hate misunderstandings

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2010, 06:12:54 pm
content: Ok lets go back to the topic ..So, no one ever seen a tool specialized for this task ..Thats strange , or I am the only one who was knocked by the horse foot on the head ..Ok here is the idea No1 ... I will just drill it at the specific diameter .. for its Din type,the only problem are that I have to find another one like this for my tests,I think that I have an second one like this, somewhere in my boxes.