Just wanted to show what using the correct parts and tools can do even for a small shop. Yes the crimper was $70 but well worth it for proper crimps. There is no need for duct tape, wire nuts, and other thing like those lousy solderless terminals and the joke of crimpers we can get from Tramlaw, HFT, or even our auto parts stores.
The biggest challenge was finding the terminal splices. Even after sending Mouser images of what I was looking they had no idea that they sold them. And I do need get more of the transparent heat shrink as I only had a small sample package.
Today project was the Pack Con III fuse holders. I had ordered Pack Con I terminals by mistake so I got to order the correct ones now. Just want to give the customer the option of the original fuse holders vs the Weatherproof ones which are more expensive.
Basically it came down to two .187 female terminals, three terminal slices, two diodes, a good length of 18 ga wire (although the original wire can be re-used if long enough), and enough heat shrink to seal the diodes.
