Titan11477 Ratcheting Wire Terminal Crimper Tool for Insulated Terminals, Fixed Jaw Crimper

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I really like this crimper. In the past I used the cheap single crimpers that you get with a kit. This one works a lot better. The best feature is the ability to hold the terminal in the tool because of the ratchet. This means you can insert the wire with one hand and crimp with the other.Why the 4 stars?The is a note on the back of the packaging that this crimper is not designed to use with terminals can come with heat shrink. So far it has not punctured any heat shrink. This is missing from the online description.

I used a 'normal' crimper for years and years and...... they suck. They are terrible and garbage. If you are even here looking at this thing you probably need this.At one point I got sick and tired of bad crimps and threw my old one across the garage narrowly avoiding the garbage can. Then I bought this, and my only regret is that I didn't find it sooner.This thing is solid. the crimps are perfect every time. You can click it down one click and it will hold the connector for you.. no goobering around trying to hold three things at once. Unbeatable. Get this now.

I decided to buy a quality tool for doing a more professionnal job. I used to crimp my connectors with simple vice-grips so... i saw this as a major upgrade to ease my task.I though investing 35$ in a tool would guarantee its quality but, no.It is sturdy alright. But it's all what it is.It needs to be applied an excessive force to crimp (no choice to go all the way otherwise the tool won't release the connector.)And guess what ? Even after working that hard, my 12 gage wire inserted in the yellow (14-12) connector came out loose ! I was so disapointed to have waste my money on this. And the connectors are not in cause here because i bought extra quality ones.So not only it takes herculean force to operate this tool, it does not even do the job correctly.Don't buy. I'll continue using my vice-grips, work better that this.

This is not my first crimper, or even my first ratcheting crimper. I've worn out more than I can count. So, I'm not a novice. I can't get this one to work. The 14 gauge just slips out of the connector after crimping. The 12 gauge is the only one I have some success with. I can't get the 10 gauge to crimp that close to the jaws pivot.I don't understand all the glowing reviews.