Ugh.
I can't seem to reliably crimp .100 pins to save my life and it didn't used to be a problem. I have about a 50% failure rate on these pins only -- I can crimp .156, .093, and .084 pins perfectly all day long but for some reason these .100 crimps just aren't working.
The insulation crimp is fine, the one for the wires is often bad -- the metal sides that should be folding down neatly over the wires instead look like they're being smashed down and don't cover the wire completely. One side is mostly okay but the other side looks like it was smashed flat.
I'm using Waldom HT1921 crimpers, the ones that Bob raves about.
Any thoughts? I tried starting with the A anvil and then switching to the B but the A is too large to do anything on these tiny .100 pins so I've been starting with B.
Bad pins? Crimper has gone bad? Any ideas?
I can't seem to reliably crimp .100 pins to save my life and it didn't used to be a problem. I have about a 50% failure rate on these pins only -- I can crimp .156, .093, and .084 pins perfectly all day long but for some reason these .100 crimps just aren't working.
The insulation crimp is fine, the one for the wires is often bad -- the metal sides that should be folding down neatly over the wires instead look like they're being smashed down and don't cover the wire completely. One side is mostly okay but the other side looks like it was smashed flat.
I'm using Waldom HT1921 crimpers, the ones that Bob raves about.
Any thoughts? I tried starting with the A anvil and then switching to the B but the A is too large to do anything on these tiny .100 pins so I've been starting with B.
Bad pins? Crimper has gone bad? Any ideas?


