Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Steve wrote:
I did a practice crimp on a bit of scrap cable and was very impressed
with the strength and neatness of the joint.

Strip the insulation off the terminal and have another look.

The effectiveness of a crimp joint is measure by its pull strength not
by its appearance. Sausages look awfull if you strip the skin off but
they stiil taste scrunptious