I have the SAT-001 Ratcheting Crimper Frame and the SAT-030 Insulated Terminal Die. This is the Eclipse "Lunar" crimper and the die set is Eclipse p/n 300-058.
The die set has the Red / Blue / Yellow paint dots to identify the crimp terminal / wire size for the respective insulated crimp terminal sizes. The die openings are not symmetrical...that is the "wire insertion side" is different from the "other " side of the die.
My question is: Which side of the die do I use as the "wire insertion" side? I have tried both ways and I can't tell which is preferred / correct for this particular die set. (Some of the other terminal crimp tools that I have are are uniform, and some are only intended for ring terminals and have a "feature" that only allow the crimp terminal to be inserted into the tool in one direction).
Again, I'm not sure what the intent of the non-symmetrical die is. Oh...I have checked the manufacturers web site as well as a number of others. I did not find any specific instructions on this particular die set.
The die set has the Red / Blue / Yellow paint dots to identify the crimp terminal / wire size for the respective insulated crimp terminal sizes. The die openings are not symmetrical...that is the "wire insertion side" is different from the "other " side of the die.
My question is: Which side of the die do I use as the "wire insertion" side? I have tried both ways and I can't tell which is preferred / correct for this particular die set. (Some of the other terminal crimp tools that I have are are uniform, and some are only intended for ring terminals and have a "feature" that only allow the crimp terminal to be inserted into the tool in one direction).
Again, I'm not sure what the intent of the non-symmetrical die is. Oh...I have checked the manufacturers web site as well as a number of others. I did not find any specific instructions on this particular die set.