Bob Larter wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Sylvia Else wrote:
Crimping the plastic is a waste of time anyway. On the failed lugs
that I crimped, the plastic that covers the insulation has returned
almost to its original shape, even though the tool squashes it pretty
much flat.

Something wrong there. The plastic acts as the cord clamp.

Exactly. It's there for strain relief.


In the example I posted earlier, which has strain relief, it's metal
that's crimped onto the insulator, not plastic.

Sylvia.