Next: gonna try crimping 22 awg (a bit thicker) stranded as other wire for same connector. Then actually plug in male connector and test continuity.
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Okay, kinda got it right, but it was a bitch to shove it in which makes me thing I didn’t do the insulation crimp right or 22awg stranded is too much. See how I had to shove it in? (the connector end has a metal tab that ideal snaps in place for a nice irreversible join.
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Good to know 🤣
I did try stranded 22 first, but it seemed to hard so tried 24 solid core just to get mechanics right. And yes I did use a crimping tool.
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a) you can’t crimp solid core and b) you need a proper crimping tool. it should have hardened metal guides with two layers and be matched with the size of the connector
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This is my crimping tool. PA-09 which seems to be the generic entry-level thing good for both JST and DuPont.
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it should have a bilayer hardened metal thing with a ratchet for the correct force. This is more of a shaped pair of pliers and will never make a good crimp
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I looked at the proper ones, including yours, before buying these, and damn they’re expensive. And I needed JST ones for my project and the good ones for those are worse. So bought these to make do.
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I was going by reviews. Didn’t know how to pick and these PA-09s seemed to be recommended all over. It was about $40 I think and the jaws are hardened. But not the ratcheting kind.
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Yeah I read about how these can do both conductor and insulator crimps at once. Sweet. I should look for JST ones.

