My crimps so would not pass nasa workmanship standards workmanship.nasa.gov/lib/insp/2%20b
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Bought the Iwiss tool recommended plus DuPont connector kit. Considering doing a mix of JST and DuPonts for what I need.
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The tool came with more crimp shaming
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Kinda hacked it by recrimping using the 24 AWG die even though I’m using 22 AWG wire. The connector can handle 22-28 supposedly but since 22 is the biggest maybe it’s harder?
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Made a little video of me testing the new craptastic dupont MF connector. It works, but it's definitely really shoddy work.
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Made a 24 AWG one, but it didn’t work much better. 😬
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The hardest part of this is not knowing whether I'm doing something wrong, or whether the tool or materials are wrong. Gonna have to try a couple more times with variations to see if I can get one to go exactly right. Filming me doing the actual crimping will be tough.
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All my crimps are bad. Gonna have to practice a few dozen times I suspect, before I get the first perfect crimp.
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It’s a delicate, irreversible operation the wire goes between the wings. Bare in the middle, insulation into larger outer wings. Regular and microscope views.
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That’s actual bad. Stripped about 1-2mm too much so insulation isn’t in sufficiently.
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Screwed up another pair. In first I’ve pushed the insulated part in too far. Second, strands are loose from bare crimp part. Didn’t screw up the lock tab at least. Still doesn’t fit housing right. grrrr. Giving up for the day.
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This is what I’m trying and failing to do. I have the same tool as this guy and same wire and crimps. Just not getting it right.
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This crimping yakshave is literally the bottleneck in my rover project 😂
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