Crimping wire
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 689
Likes: 1
From: South suburb of Chicago
Crimping wire
I know this is probably a common sense question, but I need to ask anyways.
I am hooking up a harness to a cd player that I have and was wondering if there was right way to crimp.
Do I simply just line up to two wires that are going to be crimped, put them into the connector and crimp? Or is there something else that I need to do.
I am hooking up a harness to a cd player that I have and was wondering if there was right way to crimp.
Do I simply just line up to two wires that are going to be crimped, put them into the connector and crimp? Or is there something else that I need to do.
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 689
Likes: 1
From: South suburb of Chicago
Well I took the radio out of one truck and it always ran great, so I am assuming that the crimps there didn't cause any problems. However the harness is different on the new truck and I am installing for the first time myself, so I want to make sure I am crimping it the right way.
Logistics Pro
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,562
Likes: 2
From: Southern MD
In years past. . . I've soldered the connections and had either neoprene tubing (early days) or heat-shrink tubing slid over the soldered connections.
Since the early days, I've bought the 'plug in harnesses' so that I could do the soldering out of the car/truck (usually on the kitchen table, much to my wife's displeasure
) then, after this is done, just insert radio, plug together vehicle factory connections to aftermarket stereo 'harness'.
In this way, when the vehicle is sold/traded, the 'good' stereo can come out quickly and the factory stereo goes back in.
Since the early days, I've bought the 'plug in harnesses' so that I could do the soldering out of the car/truck (usually on the kitchen table, much to my wife's displeasure
) then, after this is done, just insert radio, plug together vehicle factory connections to aftermarket stereo 'harness'.In this way, when the vehicle is sold/traded, the 'good' stereo can come out quickly and the factory stereo goes back in.
Last edited by 00BlueOvalRanger; Dec 29, 2006 at 06:11 AM.
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 689
Likes: 1
From: South suburb of Chicago
Blueoval that is exactly what I am doing. I can't solder, so I was making sure I wasn't doing anything wrong crimping.
Trending Topics
Posting Guru
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,175
Likes: 0
From: charlotte nc
I found the best way to keep the wires from coming disconnected is not to use a crimp. Crimps that arent tight enough wiggle and the wires come lose. I twist the 2 wires together by hand and then wrap them with electrical tape. Sometimes the old school method works well enough not to change it
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
Top 10 Fords at 2026 Carlisle Ford Nationals
Joe Kucinski
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Postmaster
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 2,646
Likes: 1
From: Milky Way Galaxy
If you're curious about industry best practices and standards for wire connections, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (Mobile Electronics Certification Program), soldering and heatshrink is seen as the best method for electrical connections. But using crimp connectors is also acceptable. If the barrel connector has a seam, the seam should be down in the concave portion of the crimping tool. But to be honest, very few installers take the time to check for a seam. Most just make sure that if they're using an insulated connector, that they're not too close to the ends and only crimping down on the insulation or half-on-half-off the metal portion of the connector. Wire nuts and the "twist and tape" method are never recommended in a high vibration environment, such as an automobile (I'm not knocking anyone's method, just giving industry standards).
Hotshot
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 13,589
Likes: 2
From: NW burbs of chicago
I've used crimp caps http://www.crutchfield.com/S-i6Ffmt8...p?i=060CCC1418 all my life... Ace hardware carries them
