Hi Eric,

Do you mean something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/TICONN-Ratcheting-Wire-Terminal-Crimper/dp/B07S4HDGK9

I swear I've even seen those at Autozone.

toodle pip,
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On 6/28/2024 02:48, Eric Caron wrote:
> Hi friends on the Vanagon list,
>
>          I can’t believe no one on this list mentioned this tool to me!
>
>          A friend stopped in to do a few tasks with me.
>
> While putting in the LED headlights, and setting up the blinking signal lights in the headlight a spade connector on a ground wire fell off.  Big surprise.
>
> So I went to get my connectors, and He said Oh!  I have something to show you.
>
> I’ve always struggled with crimp connectors, ever sense learning how to do it.  Learning this was a 4:00 am lesson from a member of this list.
>
> So, my friend hands me a ratcheting crimper.  It puts on just the right pressure then releases.  No more over or under crimping.  He says it has been perfect for him.
>
> This is a tool I need to find.  Of course he doesn’t remember for sure where he got it!
>
> So, now to find the darn thing.  I will double check but I think he said the name on the tool was Doyle
>
> Any one got info on such a tool?  This will improve my wiring game a great deal.
>
> Eric Caron