In article ,
Robin wrote:
I'm not sure I follow you: while such a crimp doesn't usually make
contact with the whole circumference of the cable , when made with a
ratchet crimper do they really give a smaller area of contact than in a
typical (eg choc strip) screwed connector?

My whole point is the metal part doesn't get crimped round the entire
diameter of the cable because the insulation has some give to it. And more
so when the wire is at the small end of the range the crimp says it can
take. With a decent screw connection, the screw is nearly the width of the
hole, so properly tightened will give a pretty near all round contact.
Obviously if you choose the correct size connector strip.

A decent crimp *is* the best method. But those crimps often ain't decent.

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