What is a crimp terminal?
Posted on 25 October 2022
Crimp terminals are often used in electrical engineering, and are a must for every electrician. But even when you don’t work with electrical devices on a regular basis, crimp terminals can be very handy when you work with cables and electrical installations. What are crimp terminals? Read it in our blog!
The optimal electrical connection
A crimp terminal consists of two parts: a connector made of brass or copper, with (for insulated crimp terminal) a sleeve made of PVC. This sleeve is either red, yellow or blue.
When using a crimp terminal, the cable is attached to the round part (which contains a sleeve, when using an insulated crimp terminal). The other side of the crimp terminal is attached to an electrical installation. Crimp terminals are used for making a safe electrical connection between the cable and an electrical installation, or another connection. The sleeve of the insulated crimp terminal prevents a short circuit from occurring.
Types of crimp terminals
There are two types of crimp terminals: insulated crimp terminals and uninsulated crimp terminals. Insulated crimp terminals have a sleeve made of PVC, which prevents a short circuit from occurring. Uninsulated crimp terminals don’t have this sleeve. Uninsulated crimp terminals are only available in the ring terminal variation. Insulated crimp terminals are available in wider variation of types.
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