Jean-François,

This is something I brought up back in May of 2002.  Look for "Crimped Connections" in the subject line. There should be about 12 posts following this thread in the Archives.

To add more input, I have a document from Amp (now Tyco) Engineering stating that pre-tinning stranded wire before crimp termination is not acceptable.  I can send it to you if you'd like.

I've had to battle the "we've always done it this way" attitude along with the notion that they are running "a lot of current" through the connection.  My answer to that is, hope you're not running more current than the pin or lug was designed for.

Good luck,

Phil Nutting

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From: Bissonnette, Jean-Francois [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:02 AM
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Subject: [TN] tined wire with insulated lug


Hi All,

I'm trying to find acceptance criteria for crimped lugs.  Is it acceptable
to have a pre-tined wire
crimped in a ring terminal?  Since the wire is tined, it won't compress as
much as it would if wasn't.
Can that cause reliability problems?

Jean-François Bissonnette
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