=== Step 4: The Crimping Process ===
==== Step 1 ====Take the wire you want to crimp and strip off about 4 mm from the end. You basically want to strip off enough insulation so that the exposed wire rests in the wire channel (the smaller second one) and the insulation rests in the insulation channel (the larger first one). <br \>The wire should fit into the channels like the illustration shows. [[FileSee https:Crimp4//www.png|frame|left]][[File:Crimp5robotshop.png|frame|center]]<br \>==== Step 2 ====On many tools there will be two different "levels" on the tooth of the tool. This makes sure that the insulation channel has a big com/blog/en/how-to-crimp than the wire channel, since the stripped wire has a smaller diameter than the insulation-connectors-4225. <br \>The larger side of the crimp ‘tooth’ should be where the insulation channel fits. Sorry for the blurry picture, but you You can make it out, the pin is sitting in the groove with the ‘tabs’ facing into the groove. It is placed so that when the crimp tool is squeezed the tabs bend inwards and create also watch a "heart" shape. [[Filevideo tutorial here:Crimp6.png|frame|left]][[Filehttps:Crimp7//www.png|frame|center]] ==== Step 3 ====If you apply light pressure to the tool at this point the crimp pin will slide up into the groove and be held in place. <br \>At this point you can put the striped end of the wire through the hole that is made by the crimp tool and the insulation channel as shown in the picture. <br \>Do your best to make sure the insulation channel only covers the insulation and the wire channel covers only the wire. Apply firm pressure to the tool and it should perfectly bend the crimp tabs inwards so that they "bite" into the wire and insulation and form a solid contact.[[File:Crimp8youtube.png|frame|center]] com/watch?v==== Step 4 ====It should look something like this. You can see in the picture how the wire channel tabs bend inwards and bite into the insulation.[[File:Crimp9.png|frame|center]]kjSGCSwNuAg
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