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Crimps, ferrules, ring terminals and solder joints, and how to set them up and check them, in harnesses and panels alike.
Start hereCrimp height: what it shows and how tightly to control itCrimp height shows the tool closed where it should, not that the crimp is good. Tolerances, micrometer error, Cpk at small samples and a response table.
- 5 November 2026Terminals that back out: checking they are fully seatedA terminal short of its lock still passes continuity. How to prove seating in every cavity, what a sample cannot find, and what 15 UK recalls say about locks.
- 5 November 2026Crimp pull test: how many, how often, what to do on a failScored pass or fail, three clean pulls only rule out a process over 63% weak. Read the failure mode, set the interval from your quarantine limit.