Just received that instruction guide from Inge. Very instructive, very 
interesting!

On 12/6/2012 9:59 AM, Bob Landman wrote:
> Molex crimping tool instructions include information on measuring crimp tensile strength.  I haven't checked but would expect Tyco/Amp also to have the information.  It's the only way to verify a "good" crimp has been made.
>
> One item of interest: we recently had a problem with consistent crimps of a Molex terminal.  The documentation was of no help.  The technician noticed that the "V" grove that the terminal is placed into prior to closing the handles of the tool seemed worn.  There are two such groves in the tool and the other one (for smaller gauge wire)  had never been used so that made it obvious there was a problem.  The terminals would roll a bit to one side or the other before the tool closed.
>
> The documentation says nothing about the groves but clearly they are a significant feature of the tool.
>
> A few minutes with a triangle file restored the grove.  The tool again yielded 100% good crimps.
>
> Bob Landman
>
> On Dec 6, 2012, at 1:48 AM, Inge Hernefjord <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> JF, je vais vouz envoyer offline " The Crimping Handbook". /Inge
>>
>> On 30 November 2012 14:03, JF <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to find a chart to evaluate crimp quality. This chart was about
>>> "Crimp tensile strength". Can't remember what it was.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help!
>>>
>>> JF
>>>
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