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=== Step 3: Choosing the Crimp Terminal ===
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Now you know what wire size you have, you will also need to work out what you need to connect to. There are many, many variations of crimp, but there are a handful of very common ones.<br \>The terminal must be of sufficient cross section size and conductive material that it is as good as an electrical conductor <br \>The surfaces of the wire and terminal that are pressed into contact in the crimp must be clean and free of heavy, non-conductive films such as oxides, sulfides, and similar substances
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'''Pre-Insulated Terminals ''' <br \>
If using pre-insulated terminals have a heat sleeve to grip the wire insulation.
All terminals are sold with a defined wire size range- this should be listed on the packet, but if not and you are using pre-insulated parts you can tell by the colour of the sleeve.
There are other colours around, but you are unlikely to come across these unless you are doing industrial, aerospace or military work.
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=== Step 4: The Crimping Process ===
==== Step 1 ====