Wire splice crimpers

First we will discuss the use of wire splice crimpers, pictured below. Wire splice crimpers are used to secure the bare end of a wire with the bare end of another wire.

First place your splice barrel into the proper color coded slot on your crimpers. The crimpers should have a chart on it so you know what colored slot to place your specific size barrel into.

Once the barrel is lying flat into the crimpers, squeeze down onto the splice just enough to hold it without it falling out. You don't want to actually crush the splice yet.

Insert the bare wire end into the splice and lock down until the barrel is evenly crimped all the way around. It should be crimped enough to hold the wire in without cutting into the strands.

Now release the splice and turn it around and place back into the crimper slot. Repeat steps 2 and 3.

Finally, give the two wires a gentle tug in opposite directions to be sure your wires do not come out of the splice.

Terminal crimpers

Terminal crimpers are used to crimp various size terminal lugs, pictured below.

Place your terminal lug into the color coded cup on the terminal lug crimpers. The crimpers should have a chart on it so you know what colored slot to place your specific size terminal lug into.

Squeeze down to hold the lug in place, but do not crush the lug barrel just yet.

Insert your bare wire end through the barrel showing about 1/8 inch past the exit of the lug barrel.

Squeeze fully on the crimpers to evenly crush the barrel and lock the wire down.  Again, do not crimp down so far that you cut the wire strands off in the barrel.

Hold the terminal lug and give the wire a gentle tug to ensure proper security of the wire in the barrel.

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