Educational Explanation: This educational video demonstrates how to crimp and connect large electrical cables inside a distribution panel. The technician uses a powered crimping tool to compress aluminum/copper lugs, ensuring a secure mechanical and electrical connection. The components of a good connection include: A properly trained operator. The following pages illustrate the DOs and DON'Ts of crimpling, and highlight the advantages of using matched cable, terminal and tooling from the extensive AMP product range The following is a guide. There are few things in the world of electrical assembly that appear more straightforward than crimping wires to terminals. Stripped wire is inserted into a short metal tube called a wire barrel. This compression joint provides reliable conductivity and mechanical strength essential for electrical circuits in automotive, marine, and industrial. Developed to replace the need to solder terminations, crimping technology provides a high quality connection between a terminal and a wire at a relatively low applied cost.
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