So because of my YouTube channel I have now been approached by the IWISS tool brand, which now also has a sub-brand of icrimp.com ā about me receiving two donated items in exchange for me doing a review of the tools, or a video of the tools in use. This sounds good to me, but in preparation for it, I wanted to research which tools to ask for so that I would be sure to get some that I would actually have a chance of using in my normal workflow. In preparation for all of that, I started doing more research and watching more videos about how to do a good job with crimping. Iām listing here a couple of videos that were very helpful along with a couple of comments regarding each.
This video makes a good point about the right direction (seam split facing up or down) for non-insulated terminals, but this video makes the mistake of assuming that the same approach always applies to insulated terminals, when in fact, good crimper tools have different tool sections for insulated versus non-insulated terminals; one crimping area for non-insulated and a different crimping area for insulated terminals, so that the upside-down / upside-up rule does not carry over to the insulated terminals. If one has no choice but to use a tool made for non-insulated terminals on an insulated terminal, then presumably the Up/Down logic still applies, yet it is not the prescribed tool usage approach.
This video correctly calls out the issue of facing up or down, but also properly explains that there is a different section of the tool for crimping insulated terminals - such that the Up/Down issue is not applicable.
