[TR] Wire terminations

[Joel E. Justin]

I agree with others on the pros and cons of crimping vs. soldering. The bottom line for me is if either is done right, they will be fine. I used to use a basic crimping tool and had to throw away have my lugs. I decided to purchase a high quality tool and have had great crimps since. Here's the one I bought on Amazon. It comes with multiple jaws to work on many different lug types. I'm sure there are other brands that work just as well and probably others that work better. But I found this was money well spent.

https://www.amazon.com/Astro-9477-Professional-Interchangeable-Tool/dp/B0045CUMLQ/ref=sr_1_4_acs_ac_3<https://smile.amazon.com/Astro-9477-Professional-Interchangeable-Tool/dp/B0045CUMLQ/ref=sr_1_4_acs_ac_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1546990699&sr=8-4-acs&keywords=wire+crimping+tool>

Joel...


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From: David Friedlander <forzion7 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, January 7, 2019 11:23 AM
To: New England Triumphs; TR3 Triumphs
Subject: [TR] Wire terminations

Hey all ~

Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and were able to
spend some quality time with loved ones....

I've got a new wire harness for my TR3 in hand and was
wondering your thoughts for those wires not using bullet
connectors, (I'll likely use the bullet crimping tool from
British Wire for that). So, for wires requiring spades, rings,
etc. do you suggest soldering these terminals or is crimping
a better choice? If crimping, what tool have others found to
be reliable?

Thanks !!

Dave Friedlander
'74 TR6
'59 TR3A
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