Molex Hand Crimping Tools

Molex ServiceGrade Hand Crimping Tool for MX150L Crimp Terminals

Importance of a High-Quality Crimp

When a crimping tool is used on a terminal, two crimps take place at the same time. One is the electrical connection between conductor and terminal. The other is the insulation crimp which provides strain relief against vibration and tension. It is important that the electrical connection is gas tight without any voids between the wire strands and the terminal. If there any voids present, then corrosion can occur causing resistance and excessive heat which damages the electrical connection. Using a good quality crimping tool will ensure that a full, gas tight crimp is produced preventing future deterioration of the electrical connection and insulation breakage

ServiceGrade Hand Crimping Tool - Overview

From Molex a low cost ServiceGrade manual crimping tool with a sturdy construction tested to a minimum of 1000 cycles. This crimping tool consists of two ergonomically designed anti-slip, soft grip handles making the tool comfortable to use, a die assembly and a ratchet mechanism

Ratchet Mechanism

The ratcheting is pre-set to a specific force and remains locked until the handles of the tool are fully closed and the dies are bottomed. The handles cannot be opened until a full crimping cycle is achieved and prevents partial crimps. Once the cycle is complete the handles will spring open. The ratchet also enables the operator to repeatedly produce consistent, high-quality crimps. If jamming or terminal misplacement occurs the handles can be easily opened lifting a ratchet release lever on the head of the tool

Key Features and Benefits

• Service life of 1000 cycles
• Ratchet mechanism ensures full crimp cycle
• Emergency ratchet release
• Easy to use
• Ergonomically designed handles with small hand spread for comfortable use

Applications

This ServiceGrade hand crimping tool is ideal for use in low volume field repairs and prototyping and is commonly used by electrical contractors and technicians.

Questions and Answers

What Terminals can these Crimping Tools be used with?
This ServiceGrade hand crimping is for use with Molex MX150L loose piece crimp terminals with a wire size range from 22 AWG to 14 AWG