Crimping Furutech FP203R spades
Belt and suspenders; a simple battery cable lugging tool - Anchor sells one - u use a hammer. Advise a bit of silver contact enhancer and solder. Also… i believe as many ( but not all ) that lower mass spades sound better and w reasonable binding post pressure will result in a gas tight connection… ymmv
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I bought the hydraulic crimper for the Furutech spades. When crimped the barrel moves between the left and right opening. The crimped barrel looks like my drawing with flat pressed sides. Does this happen with yours also @mitch2 ? Edit: I tried to upload a pic but I can’t figure out how. |
Hard without a picture but the result is hexagonal, the same shape as the dies. There may occasionally be a bit of the spade material that squeezes into the edges where the two die pieces come together but I have never had a crimped spade come apart or fail in any other way. The end result should look sorta close to the Cardas forged connection. |
