Hi
I'm relatively new to building and assembling electronics and found myself having to learn about various connector types and reading up on crimping vs. soldering. I stumbled upon what I think is a good website explaining the various connectors, an explanation of various crimp tools and what a good crimp vs. a bad crimp looks like and why the OEM tools are so expensive. Ultimately I couldn't justify splashing out on the OEM tools, but still managed some decent crimps with the more affordable tools.
Matt's Tech Pages
I ended up purchasing the IWISS SN-58B for .250 FastOns and the IWISS SN-2549 for the JST / Molex. I'm pretty happy with the results and glad I didn't resort to using needle nose pliers or soldering. Now off to find a good wire stripper.
I'm relatively new to building and assembling electronics and found myself having to learn about various connector types and reading up on crimping vs. soldering. I stumbled upon what I think is a good website explaining the various connectors, an explanation of various crimp tools and what a good crimp vs. a bad crimp looks like and why the OEM tools are so expensive. Ultimately I couldn't justify splashing out on the OEM tools, but still managed some decent crimps with the more affordable tools.
Matt's Tech Pages
I ended up purchasing the IWISS SN-58B for .250 FastOns and the IWISS SN-2549 for the JST / Molex. I'm pretty happy with the results and glad I didn't resort to using needle nose pliers or soldering. Now off to find a good wire stripper.