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• Oct 4, 2016

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Another quiet day today so a bit of retail therapy was in order - this time on a bootlace ferrule crimper. Here he is with his first 6mm crimp. I'm hoping he'll settle into the toolbox in the next few days 'cause he seems a bit stroppy tonight. Maybe it's just me ...

 

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• Oct 4, 2016

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that ferrule looks like you done it with your granny's false gnashers.

 

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It was his first, and he seems a bit off today. I'm sure he'll do better tomorrow.

 

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• Oct 4, 2016

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I have to agree with Tel here, looks like you destroyed that crimp, is it me or are you putting ferrules on standard stranded cable as oppose to fine wire/stranded ?.. may explain the result.

 

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darkwood said:

I have to agree with Tel here, looks like you destroyed that crimp, is it me or are you putting ferrules on standard stranded cable as oppose to fine wire/stranded ?.. may explain the result.

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Guilty as charged.

 

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• Oct 4, 2016

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Is it me, or do the blue wires look a bit like a fist with a finger sticking up?

 

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In what circumstances should ferrules be used?

 

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spinlondon said:

Is it me, or do the blue wires look a bit like a fist with a finger sticking up?

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A most definite yes - you must have seen that expression more than most because no one else picked it up!

 

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In what circumstances should ferrules be used?

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BS7671 requires where fine wire conductors are used, that they be protected from damage.
Various methods are used to provide such protection, ferrules being just one of them.

 

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• Oct 4, 2016

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Most artistic.

Next it'll be little wire figures in suggestive poses.

 

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• Oct 4, 2016

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Black is 1.5mm not 6mm?

 

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Is it green for 6mm?

 

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The one I used is from German colour scheme

 

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if it won't go on with a hammer, it's the wrong size. end of.

 

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• Oct 7, 2016

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Oh dear!

Prefer these myself ~

Good solid German engineering. Perfect results every time.