Can someone please ID this TE pin so I can buy online and the correct crimper

[ecidiego]

I need to buy 50 of these Godforsaken pins to practice on a piece of wire before I mess up my truck anymore. Best crimper other than a $600 TE Ergocrimp? This pin is used on the start button harness. I took this pic, luckily, before I ruined it and all the others I had. It's for 22 gauge wire.

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[Medical_Bartender]

Can't help with that...but what in the world are you up to over there??

 

[ecidiego]

Can't help with that...but what in the world are you up to over there??

A nightmare I never should have started

 

[OHJeeper]

I have used this one on a number of these small automotive pins:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M1YK5FM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

You just need to be careful as it's not exactly made for the ones near the end so it takes some finesse.

 

[OHJeeper]

Not that you asked, but some advice that may help. The crimp closest to the receptacle end will crimp with that tool with no problem since it's a "standard" open barrel that ends up looking like the letter B when it's done. This is the one that gets crimped into the actual conductor.

The other two wrap around the insulator to make the mechanical connection to help prevent the wire from pulling out. I think they are called Rollover Crimps because one side of each pair will be closer to the wire and the other will wrap around that one in the opposite direction in a concentric circle. The crimper will want to make them a B like the other. If you turn the crimp sideways or backwards and use a larger setting you can slowly get each side to bend the right way then finish it up by decreasing which opening you use one step at a time.

I don't know if that makes sense, hopefully it does.

If you have issues inserting the pin (like, it doesn't easily click into position) it's most likely that one of those two rollover crimps are not compressed enough, or are out of round.

 

[WILDHOBO]

A nightmare I never should have started

I’ve started projects I shouldn’t have. Many, many, many times. I seem to not learn. I’m assuming kill switch?

 

[ecidiego]

Not that you asked, but some advice that may help. The crimp closest to the receptacle end will crimp with that tool with no problem since it's a "standard" open barrel that ends up looking like the letter B when it's done. This is the one that gets crimped into the actual conductor.

The other two wrap around the insulator to make the mechanical connection to help prevent the wire from pulling out. I think they are called Rollover Crimps because one side of each pair will be closer to the wire and the other will wrap around that one in the opposite direction in a concentric circle. The crimper will want to make them a B like the other. If you turn the crimp sideways or backwards and use a larger setting you can slowly get each side to bend the right way then finish it up by decreasing which opening you use one step at a time.

I don't know if that makes sense, hopefully it does.

If you have issues inserting the pin (like, it doesn't easily click into position) it's most likely that one of those two rollover crimps are not compressed enough, or are out of round.

damn....I bet that's why the expensive crimper is....expensive... maybe does all in one? Makes total sense...thank you.

 

[OHJeeper]

damn....I bet that's why the expensive crimper is....expensive... maybe does all in one? Makes total sense...thank you.

Good luck! I've done a bunch of the TE connectors with that tool - buy a bunch and practice

 

[NVjeff]

I bought these fancy crimping pliers for Molex connectors when I needed to install a new subframe on my KTM dirt bike.

I don't remember where I got them, probably Amazon. I don't think I paid too much.

If you're looking for terminals too I have a couple of leftover Molex terminals I can send you, if you want to see if they'd work for your project. Shoot me a PM if so.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I’ve started projects I shouldn’t have. Many, many, many times. I seem to not learn. I’m assuming kill switch?

Oh, boy - bet we could write a series of books............


I have this and some others -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07476C1LD

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VNOBSNA

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NVDBVC9

And another I can't find a link to.

 

[Vtur]

This is what i've used for that same pin, available on Amazon. Use the 28-24 die. Once crimped, you must used a regular plier and squeeze the end a little bit so it will slide in the connector.

 

[Vtur]

Think i know what you're trying to do. I have an extra t-harness if your interested free. DM me

 

[Escape.idiocracy]

I wish everything used Deutsch… I prefer the barrel connections hands down to the box.

 

[Vtur]

I have used this one on a number of these small automotive pins:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M1YK5FM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

You just need to be careful as it's not exactly made for the ones near the end so it takes some finesse.

I also have this exact one as well. It won't works on those Te pins.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

This is what i've used for that same pin, available on Amazon. Use the 28-24 die. Once crimped, you must used a regular plier and squeeze the end a little bit so it will slide in the connector.

I think that's the other one I have - will have to dig into my crimper drawer.

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