bullet connectors

Those Bullet crimps in the picture need an uninsulated crimper. The insulators are pulled up after you crimp them. I only use bullet connectors on motorbikes

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Two types are available….. soft post-sleeved and hard pre-sleeved. See pic below.
The crimping tool for pre-sleeved will also crimp the bare post-sleeved satisfactorily.

Hi Allan

Going to have to disagree with you on that. Insulated crimpers don't work with the bare metal bullet connectors. I have used my uninsulated ones that I use for inline tunnel crimps. I did manage to get a reasonable connection doing this (was able to put connector fully in and pull out several times by just the wire). but it was a bit of mucking round with pointy nose plyers bending tabs over first before using crimpers.

That said, can't help but think there must be designated crimpers for this type of connector.

Cheers

Lyndon

Hi

Yeah, I bought Narva ones.

Cheers

Hi

The type I have is where the insulated body is slid on after the crimp is done.

Cheers

Which crimp? The red or the yellow handles?

In all my years with bikes I never had a factory connector fail.

Ivan

Not a factory bike and not a factory connector !

Cheers
Gazz

I raced Enduros for 4 years. 50 to 200 km races

Howdy Ivan

I did 5 years on solos and 5 years on sidecars - been on the podium for the Australian Titles back in 84 ( but not on the step I wanted !

Been riding enduro bikes for 20 years - great fun with a bit of pain thrown in from time to time !
Ridden across the Simpson three times.

Cheers
Gazz

Howdy Lyndon

Apologies for hijacking your thread !

Will just finish up with Ivan - hope you don't mind

Hey Ivan - I'm interested to know what bikes you rode and what enduros you rode ?

Cheers
Gazz

IT 175 250 and a 460s. Had a part sponsorship with a local Yamaha dealer. Did not bad till the 4 strokes got preferential treatment in course layout and I retired.

I had an old Range Rover for 38 years (1974 vintage) and near its end there were bullet connectors failing due to just crumbling away. They weren't just individual connectors, but various multiple one's. Couldn't find them for sale anywhere but the UK and rather expensive so had to redo with alternatives to keep it going till I finally lost interest.

Whole car needed rewiring as there were only 3 main fuses. Accidentally dropped something metal in the dash and burnt out some wiring. Luckily, in having a vehicle that was made for both right and left hand drive with little changes, there was plenty of spare wiring in the dash to shorten back the affected ones.

No need for anyone to comment on the joys of Pommy vehicles as I'm well experienced in Lucas electrics leaking smoke, how leather oil seals provide the factory underbody rust proofing system, and that apparently they didn't understand bulldust conditions over there.