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by Alfredo » 13 May 2025, 12:23
Why are these so expensive?
Any tips for a Heath Robinson DIY version
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by cobblers » 13 May 2025, 12:30
I pin and depin these several times a week - I've got the proper £100 tool, from TE connectivity, somewhere. I've also got a load of those £3 chinese kits with a handful of various terminal tools strung on a bit of post-office-pen chain and I find myself using the cheapo ones, they work fine and the proper tool is probably right at the back of a drawer somewhere and not worth the effort going to find it.
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by Oldiebut goodie » 13 May 2025, 14:32
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by Aidan » 13 May 2025, 15:46
you can make your own single tip tools from the stainless steel inserts in the rubber of normal wiper blades, you'll need to make 2 to get jpt terminals out except from the hall sender plug
I have the ones on a chain but find the two prong ones don't work at all well as they are two thin and tend to bend rather than hold the terminal tabs down
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by Oldiebut goodie » 13 May 2025, 15:56
As in my post above!
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by Alfredo » 14 May 2025, 08:42
All the cheap Chinese sets I can find only give sizes.
Is the one I need in this set?
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by Aidan » 14 May 2025, 14:23
JPT terminals are 3mm square and roughly 10mm to end of tab from front of connector
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by Alfredo » 14 May 2025, 16:21
Thanks, I found a set with a 2.8mm one in it.
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by Oldiebut goodie » 14 May 2025, 16:28
Tang is 0.7mm for the small JPT terminals.
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