molex crimping tool, pt 2

That was me. If you check the posting, though, I did include a caveat that the included tool "wasn't that great." Maybe I should have been more descriptive.

The only 30s I've done recently (fanned-out ribbon cable) was to 2mm PH connectors. I used the AMP Service Tool 1. Downside being that it's not ratcheting and needs a separate "pass" for the insulation and wire zones. Upside is that with proper TLC it'll crimp everything from heavy duty Scothlok flag terminals down to the little things that the PHs use. I much prefer to use a ratcheting crimper but the PH connectors were just too narrow for the generic YAC4 I have.

As to why the tool in the KK kit still sucks? BTSOOM. As I mentioned in the other thread, I've had the kit for years. Few of the original housings are left; I've kept it as a handy box to store the parts and connectors. Molex surely knows that the tool is, er, a piece of crap for smaller gauge wires. So why not at least label the tool properly, as only good down to 24 or 26 or whatever?

Perhaps the problem is with the wire, and not the connector or crimping tool.

Terminations are only suited/designed for a range of wire and isulation diameters.

RL

This is the tool I use:

It works very well on Molex KK terminals.

Leon

Any source here in the US; the shipping is outrageous.

There probably is, but I don't know of one. I think it's made in Taiwan and imported by Rapid.

Leon