The Harbor Freight crimper is not the double step crimper for use with
open barrel terminals but rather is for insulated terminals such as one
can get at a FLAPS.

If the link doesn't work, go to www.harborfreight.com and search for
crimper.

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=crimper&Submit=Go

Mike

Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
> Perhaps this is a type of connector crimper that I don't know about.
> Any chance for a link to a Harbor F * S ( I prefer to call them China
> Freight and Salvage , but whatever ) site page with a picture of this
> ratcheting crimper ?
> Thnx,
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike Collum
> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 11:26 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Is there such a too?
>
> Loren Busch wrote:
>> The much cheaper ratcheting crimper from Harbor Freight , in side by side
>> comparison, is identical to the more expensive crimper from Snapon or
>> others....
>
> I checked at Harbor Freight's site and they only have the ratcheting
> crimper for insulated terminals.  Not the double stepped mandrel types
> for crimping "Open Barrel" connectors.  The open barrel connectors have
> two sets of tangs which are open (the wire is laid into them not
> inserted into them).  One set of tangs folds into and grabs the wire and
> the other set of tangs folds into and grabs the insulation for strain
> relief.  The end result is "Exactly" what was done at the VW plant.
>
> Mike
>