i've purchased some through "mouser electronics", the mcmaster car of
electricity!

-Craig

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 2:02 AM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:

> Hi folks:
>
> I finally decided to buy myself a good pair of ratcheting crimping pliers,
> and by some of the OEM type connectors, i.e. one that grabs onto the wire
> itself and then a 2nd wire band that crimps onto the insulator.  I find it
> far superior to the blue, yellow, red variety sold in auto parts store that
> tend to work loose or arc and cause all kinds of problems.
>
> I bought my ratcheting crimping pliers from vintage connectors:
> http://vintageconnections.com/
>
> This is a great tool that is well worth the asking price--very nice quality
> and can recommend it.  For when I don't have the right connectors on hand, I
> also bought the die set for the ubiquitous red, blue, yellow, types
> mentioned above, . This die stands a chance of working on the cheap
> connectors from some tests I ran tonight, but will wear your hands out in a
> hurry.
>
> Now my question: does anyone know of a source for the OEM connectors
> mentioned?  Vintage connectors is a good source for metric and service is
> good. I need a source for AWG.
>
> The unfortunate part about these connectors is you cannot buy them at most
> FLAPS.  Why is it that the junk is more readily available-- rhetorical
> question;)
>
> Troy
>