Besides crimping typical red blue & yellow insulated terminals what are the other four dies for? The photo is just small enough that I can't read it.
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Two of the jaws are for crimping insulated terminals of different gauge. An other is a special double crimp for insulated terminals I use mostly on butt terminals. The fourth is for non insulated moles type terminals
159182
Just to add to Matthew's answer I really like this tool. So much better than the "one fits all" crimpers.
737286
I have never used the factory crimp die and I've never had any issue. I do use it on my 40sw just because it came with the die set. I don't see any reason that you absolutely need it.
911605
The 1st answer by Dean is accurate and all you need to know. The 3 die set is all you'll need
332045
The 4die set does come with a taper crimp die and it works very well. It's foolproof by design, if you follow the very easy instructions you can't go wrong and can't mess up any brass, unlike other brands. Excellent 4 die set for the money.
2225129
For straight pistol cases, I use the 3 die set, especially with the Lee hand loader. The neck crimp works without any problems if set up correctly. If you have a bench press, especially a turret press it is much less of an issue to use the 4 die set. The 3 die set takes 25% less work since you have one less process to go thru. Not really an issue on a turret press.
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It is those thin pieces of metal sticking out to each side. I slide the wire through those little holes then apply the solder. The + & - are a bit confusing. What I have found is ....if the LED is laying flat with the + in the right hand corner near you, then the + terminal is on the side opposite you. If you hook it up backwards.....it just won't work, but no damage.Make sure it is heat sinked with thermal grease......otherwise it will burn itself out in just a couple seconds.
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Yes but I got mine from Mac tools. Mac used to sell this tool in a kit but I lost the crimper. All the dies from Mac work with this tool
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I think you need something more like the HT-225D. You're most likely talking about Molex open barrel terminals and the 225D is specifically for smaller wire. It has two crimpers, for 18-22 and for 24-30, Says it's for 3 or 4 pin Molex and D-Sub & Open Barrel connectors.
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YES< you may use most ALL standard dies. The RCBS is made with the 7/8 standard threads!
1589155
So far, I only used my crimper once. I used to on terminal lug, so far not too bad. Don't know why the size of the dye are all mentic.
752822
The Lee .45 Carbide dies come with a "taper crimp". The .45 ACP headspaces on the mouth of the cartridge and a roll crimp would mess that up.
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No expert on dies. Different capabilities based on dies included in each set. Either should work.
219355
I removed the terminals and used a small butane torch to fill the terminals (with wire inserted) with solder. It worked well for me.
412003
Yes, they are. They can also be used for any RCBS die that requires small decamping pins.
767916
It does not specify in the documentation that came with the Die set but I do believe that it is a taper crimp that can be adjusted to the amount of crimp one prefers.
340125
I haven't found any written but they're pretty straight forward. This is what I do: 1. Unlock tool so that the mouth is open 2. I place the pin in the jaws with the tab still attached(it can be used as a gauge so you get consistent crimp lengths) 3. Squeeze jaws slowly (you want to hear it click a couple of times) to hold the pin 4. Insert stripped wire (you want to push it in til the insulation clears the first tabs) 5. Squeeze the jaws the rest of the way til the tool releases 6. Remove crimped connector & wire (remember to remove tab) 7. Insert connector(s) into housing pushing til they lock in. I've uploaded some pics of the process the way I do it, I hope this helps. These have saved me lots of time when making custom cables.
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It sets all eight pins fine. Unfortunately it permanently deforms the plastic latch tab on many brands of RJ45 connector, starting a stress crack across the base of the tab that leads to early failure. Consequently, we use a compact Ideal combination crimper that after slight modification works perfectly on every brand RJ45 we have used. This Klein tool could have been equally good if the maker had slightly modified the die core for RJ45s. There is no easy modification for most users to fix Klein's design flaw.