[simpits-tech] Wiring harness layout board...

[Gene Buckle]

> yeaup, while in the AF, one shop I worked in that dealt with those those 
> type of connectors, we had a big suit case in the shop. It was pretty 
> cool two crimpers that had adapters that fit in them to crimp the right 
> pin on the right size wire with the right pressure. but man what a cost 
> that case was. it was cheaper then the 10,000 hammer, but yeah when it 
> came time to replace the stock we used (pins) it was expensive, even for 
> military standards.

I got really lucky and a friend of mine gave me a full set of crimping 
tools with various dies that he picked up at a surplus place, otherwise 
I'd be crimping them with a pair of needle nose pliers or soldering them 
in.  Some of those crimp tools can be over $200.

There's a really nice wire stripper I'd like to get but it's $130.  It 
uses teflon cutting dies to guarantee you don't nick the wire.  This is 
important since a single nicked strand would cause the wire to fail QA, at 
least in aerospace and according to a NASA wiring spec I found this week.

g.



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