Please recommend a good crimper for .100" molex headers (KK)

[eyAyXGhF]

Hi all,
Can anyone recommend a crimper for .100" molex KK header pins. I plan on using 22-26ga wire, and expect to be doing several hundred crimps.

I like the ratcheting type and there are many on ebay, but I don't know which ones are compatible with the .100 molex KK header pins.

 

[canadaelk]

Molex has a line of ratcheting crimp tools. The literature for the "KK" terminals (i'm not familiar with those) will give you a reference part. E

 

[jpanhalt]

I use this hobby level crimper from Servo City. Price is right; although, I have not used it with Molex-brand pins. It does handle that gauge wire and I prefer it to the single-action Radio Shack crimper.

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John

 

[Mike odom]

I bought mine new from digikey... it's the only way to be sure you're getting what is the right tool for the flavor of connector you are using. I bought one handle and two heads, one for .100 and one for .156, as I use both types of connectors.

I am not familiar with the KK terminology either.

go to the molex website, find out what is the tool for use with your connector, and then match it on ebay.

 

[eyAyXGhF]

The headers I've been looking at are from Jameco, and they refer to them as "KK" (https://www.jameco.com/Jameco/content/molexconnectors.html) but I'm not actually sure what that means in molex-speak.

John, that looks like a nice crimper and the price is certainly right. can you comment on how the crimps turn out on the .100" pins?

 

[jpanhalt]

I use it almost exclusively for servo connectors. It works fine for me and has a nice curled crimp on the wire. The pins I use are berg 48234-000 or similar (**broken link removed** ). I don't use Molex with it. When I use Molex, they are larger, and I use a different crimper.

John