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Re: Easy to swap out electrical controls?

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Originally Posted by sanddrag
For the open ones pictured above, I'd like to crimp it, but I'm not sure exactly how. I''ve only crimped stuff that was cylindrical. I know I can solder it really nicely, but I know they are meant to be crimped.
A proper crimping tool can crimp those, but it probably won't be cheap. The molex connectors that we use to make PWM cables are similar (with a v-shaped crimp area), and a tool like this crimps them very nicely. I can imagine the proper tool for the Anderson connectors costing much more.

Without the right tool, I'd suggest going with the solder and manually crimp route.
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