WRONG! Lousy English instructions and incorrect interpretation. I have been
using this tool since 1987 and know precisely how to use it. There is no
debate if you have a brain in your head. One side is wider than the other
and that's the side for the vinyl only end of the terminal. The part of the
terminal that is a vinyl covered metal barrel is crimped onto bare wire much
more tightly than the vinyl only portion which is compressed onto the
insulated portion of the wire. The latter portion is for strain-relief.
If you don't own one or haven't used one, now is the time to remain silent.
This is NOT a matter of opinion, it is a matter of fact. If you do it the
wrong way around, the wire pulls out easily! Even though this is a
no-brainer, it seems we have some list participants who still can't get it
right. Maybe they don't have any idea what they are talking about.
Ron Rogers
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Shapiro
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:28 PM
The following is what the Ancor instructions say:
Omportant! When placing the terminal into the appropriate color-coded nest
make sure the area to be crimped onto the exposed wire strands is opposit
the colored dot and on the smooth arc side of the die. The opposite colored
dot side of the die with the indent in each cavity is designed to put the
second crimp in the insulation portion of the wire."
A convoluted way of saying that the end of the terminal that receives the
wire is on the same side as the dots.
Alan
WRONG! Lousy English instructions and incorrect interpretation. I have been
using this tool since 1987 and know precisely how to use it. There is no
debate if you have a brain in your head. One side is wider than the other
and that's the side for the vinyl only end of the terminal. The part of the
terminal that is a vinyl covered metal barrel is crimped onto bare wire much
more tightly than the vinyl only portion which is compressed onto the
insulated portion of the wire. The latter portion is for strain-relief.
If you don't own one or haven't used one, now is the time to remain silent.
This is NOT a matter of opinion, it is a matter of fact. If you do it the
wrong way around, the wire pulls out easily! Even though this is a
no-brainer, it seems we have some list participants who still can't get it
right. Maybe they don't have any idea what they are talking about.
Ron Rogers
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Shapiro
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:28 PM
The following is what the Ancor instructions say:
Omportant! When placing the terminal into the appropriate color-coded nest
make sure the area to be crimped onto the exposed wire strands is opposit
the colored dot and on the smooth arc side of the die. The opposite colored
dot side of the die with the indent in each cavity is designed to put the
second crimp in the insulation portion of the wire."
A convoluted way of saying that the end of the terminal that receives the
wire is on the same side as the dots.
Alan
