On Sat, 04 May 2019 19:06:35 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 4 May 2019 15:01:25 -0700 (PDT), A K
wrote:


I do think I used thinner wire that the connector called for.

May have been 20 gauge wire in a 14-16 connector.

That will do it. There is too much metal on the terminal to get
squeezed down tight on the smaller wire.
+1 And it's even worse with a cheap butted sleave connector and that
useless crimper - -