Where can I find this crmp tool?

Probably 'Lindstrom' with an umlaut (two dots) over the 'o'.

-- Graham W

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That particular style of tool is/was used by Ripaults for their automotive connectors, and also by others. There are cable and insulation crimp positions, but you'd need to look at someone like A-MP or Molex for that kind of thing these days. The crimp was an open W which you closed and crimped in the shapes in the picture.

We probably still have our old Ripaults tooling in the workshop at the factory.

Suggestions:

RS 456-7709 RS 265-2697

Can't see too clearly in the pic's but should be close.

Have a look under the'Connectors' section, NOT under 'Tools', then look under the sub-heading 'Crimp Tools'.

Peter

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connector housing pins as

lengths,, but can't

cost about a tenner

in a pile of tools I

These look like they are are for larger types of connectors - the first is a ratchet type which crimps the conductor and insulation in one go with a 2-part die, and is not suitable as this imposes constraints on the types of pin it will do.

The nice thing about my cheap single-leaf tool is you have flexibility to choose the best size hole for each part of the crimp seperately, and the non-ratchetness allows you to control the pressure so it covers a wide variety of terminal types.

Looks too cheap for Lindstrom, and I would thenk they'd put their name to it...

Mike Harrison wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

I bought something like it from Maplin once. It had a few more bells and whistles too, but was very cheap. I don't know if they still have them. It's not great, but so long as you don't try to use the wire-cutting bit at the end it works. If you can afford to waste a few connectors in practise to overcome it's unregulated control of force. Maplin don't stock so well now though...

Yes, I've got a pair of those. The slightly brighter line by the lower handle crank is where it says 'Made in Sweden'. The server for the photos was off-line when i first tried to look so was working 'blind'. It's OK now!

I've had them for yonks and think it was a Verospeed item. I guess there are a bunch of Swedish manufacturers for these kinds of tools.

-- Graham W

connector housing pins as

lengths,, but can't

cost about a tenner

a pile of tools I

Don't know whether the crimp tool at the bottom right of this page will do what you want but it looks close. The manufacturer isn't given so I can't help track it down further at this stage. This is a US site but I'm sure someone over your way must have them.

connector housing pins as

lengths,, but can't

cost about a tenner

in a pile of tools I

I have one of these - this has a 2-section die to crimp the conductor and insulator in one go, so not as flexible, although it could possibly adaped. Nice thing about my one is it has 3 sizes, which covers a wide range of crimps.

RS used to do them. The problem with RS now, is finding things, and when you do, actually getting them (you can order a 'left handed widget', and end up with a 'right handed wotsit'...), but the current unit for the same plugs is a rather more expensive design with a ratchet. They were sold for the pins in a number of different connectors. I think they were actually made by Tyco (Tyco still do a tool that is almost identical in style, as the 'Super Champ II', but for different pins). Their own catalog, on the front page for 'contractor tools', still shows a unit like this, but inside, it has disappeared...

Best Wishes