Tools and Supplies. Terminal pins ($0.24 each for DL 090-series female, $0.19 each for DL 090 male, cycleterminal.com) Rubber wire seals ($0.17 each for DL 090-series for 18 to 22 AWG wire, ...

Marine heat-shrink crimp connectors ($63.55 for a 160-piece assorted kit of Ancor terminals and connectors, hodgesmarine.com) Marine-grade wire meeting US Coast Guard charter boat (CFR Title 46) ...

Connector Types . Electrical crimp connectors come in dozens of different materials and styles: nylon, PVC, non-insulated, ...

The connectors and terminals are cheap, but the official HT-0095 crimp tool costs over $1500. Most crimp tools make a mess of these terminals since they require a cylindrical jaw to crimp correctly.

Automotive manufacturers over the past 50-odd years have consistently created effective and airtight terminal installations by crimping or deforming terminals' barrels to capture the wire strands.

Wires can wear out or get damaged from rodents or corrosion, so it’s common to need to splice them from time to time. You ...

Crimping. Crimping was invented by Amp Incorporated in 1941 as a solderless method for terminating wires and connectors. Crimping technologies enabled far more rapid and consistent wire terminations ...

The terminals are similarly inexpensive but most shops require minimum orders of 50 to 100. But at 10-15 cents apiece, a pack of 50 costs about as much as a pack of 5-10 at automotive parts stores.

Saturday Mechanic: Repairing Electrical Wiring. (1) New spade-lug connector should be slid over stripped wire just far enough to cover bare wire. Don't crimp over insulation. (2) Crimping tool is ...