Crimping Pliers With Insert

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The Crimping Pliers VAS 1978/1, with the Crimping Pliers - Insert 2 VAS 1978/2, is a component of the Wiring Harness Repair Set VAS 1978/Wiring Harness Repair Set VAS 1978A/Wiring Harness Repair Set VAS 1978B and is used to crimp the crimp connectors during the wiring harness repair.

Fig 1: Crimping Pliers

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Color Of Crimp Connectors	Color Of Crimping Slot	Wire Cross-Section
Yellow	Yellow	0.35 mm²
Red	Red	0.5 mm² through 1.0 mm²
Blue	Blue	1.5 mm² through 2.5 mm²
yellow	yellow	4.0 mm² through 6.0 mm²

NOTE:

The Wiring Harness Repair - Crimping Plier - Base Tool VAS 1978/1-2 can also be used together with the Wiring Harness Repair - Crimping Head -.35-2.5mm VAS 1978/1-1 or Wiring Harness Repair Set - Crimping Head - 4-6mm VAS 1978/2A to crimp the connections as an alternative.

Always be sure to use the correct crimping slot for the crimp connector used.

Do not crimp wire insulation.