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    1. #1
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      Are there any quality multi purpose wire crimpers?

      Any nice crimpers out there that will do AAW kit connections, Aptiv, Weather Pack, and Deutsch types or a few of those? Or is a person better off buying a few crimpers - looking for some cost effective recommendations.



    2. #2
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      I've used these for years and think they are one of the best low-buck crimpers available:
      https://www.waytekwire.com/item/419/...-for-U-Barrel/

      This one has the round die area for large seals if you need that:
      https://www.waytekwire.com/item/533/...etri-Pack-150/

      Personally I like that they are not ratcheting.
      However, you do have to crimp things twice, once for the terminal, once for the seal.

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    4. #4
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      Thanks guys. Both look like good tools. The astro pneumatics 9477 doesn't look like it will do weather pack / adaptive connections well necessarily, or will it? Nice that you can buy other jaws for it but only plug wire jaws, couldn't find anything else.

    5. #5
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      This is the one I have and it works great

      https://www.summitracing.com/parts/p...+5ba295c791e5c

    6. #6
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      Thanks for the input, lots of good options. I ended up getting the Astro Pnuematic set for everything except the weather pack (which it didn't look like it did) and these S&G Tool Guide for the weather pack connections. Free returns and quick shipping for free is hard to pass up when they have mostly good reviews. The S&G below showed up and they feel like a nice set.

      https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00UGV66...roduct_details

    7. #7
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      Quote Originally Posted by marolf101x View Post
      I've used these for years and think they are one of the best low-buck crimpers available:
      https://www.waytekwire.com/item/419/...-for-U-Barrel/

      This one has the round die area for large seals if you need that:
      https://www.waytekwire.com/item/533/...etri-Pack-150/

      Personally I like that they are not ratcheting.
      However, you do have to crimp things twice, once for the terminal, once for the seal.
      I've got about $6k worth of dedicated crimping die sets (Rennsteig) that cover just about everything. But, the above are also in the arsenal and are the fallback when I need a one-off crimp. For the price, they work surprisingly well.
      VaporWorx. We Give You Gas http://www.vaporworx.com

    8. #8
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      Quote Originally Posted by srode View Post
      Thanks for the input, lots of good options. I ended up getting the Astro Pnuematic set for everything except the weather pack (which it didn't look like it did) and these S&G Tool Guide for the weather pack connections. Free returns and quick shipping for free is hard to pass up when they have mostly good reviews. The S&G below showed up and they feel like a nice set.
      ...

      These dies work with the Astro Pneumatic tool and weather packs (sorry can't post links, just search for the numbers on Amazon):
      B07147XPY2 (Crimping Tool Die - H6 Die for Delphi Weather Pack Terminal AWG 22/20-18)
      B0719F72CQ (Crimping Tool Die - H7 Die for Delphi Weather Pack Terminal AWG 16-14/12)

      -rskip





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