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Default How does crimping work?

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Trevor Wilson wrote:
Most connectors are brass - to give more strength. Cable usually
copper.


**Only cheap, crappy crimps are brass. For copper wire, crimps
should be copper.


Depends on the use. I'd say the most common crimp terminals are in
some form of spring loaded contact.


**We're discussing CRIMP terminals. Like this:

http://www.ami.ac.uk/courses/topics/...rmp/index.html

Copper is the material, not brass.


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Trevor Wilson
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