iCrimp IWD-1620 Deutsch Crimp Tool, Size 16 Deutsch Crimper, Solid Barrel Contact & Circular Connector Contacts Crimping Tool, 8 Indents Wire Crimper, AWG16 to AWG20

This is actually the second iCrimp product I bought in the span of about 2-3 days. If you are doing any wiring work, and using Deutsch connectors as a part of that solution, this is the crimping tool to use if you are using closed barrel connectors. Makes quick and accurate work.

I have installed 100s of pins in deutsch connectors and these crimpers have never let me down. Strong complete crimps every time!

Works as stated. Changed pinout from bobcat to cat on skidsteer.

These are easy to use. I found that if you use the labeled wire gauge setting the wires aren't crimped tight enough and the wires can pull out. So I use 2 gauges smaller and everything is tight and doesn't come loose. The crimps seem short and could be longer, with that I move the pin out and crimp it a second time to get a longer crimp on the barrel of the pin.

Worked perfectly with the barrel connector style pins for the Deutsch DT series connectors I bought that I used to fix a melted spade connector on a motorcycle stator wiring harness.

Works for 22 to 14 gauge wire. Does not work for 12 gauge wire.

Used this to crimp replacment connectors on my led house lights. Works great!

Great tool to put connections together.

It was recommended from a coworker and i like it alot. I use it at work all the time for connectors for lights and such. Works well and crimps nicely.

This is the third one of this brand of barrel crimper I have purchased. The first was for a contact size 20 - bought in error for AWG 20 wire - nope, #20 is the DT connector contact size, and it’s not commonly used. Next I bought the size 16 barrel crimper for AWG 14-18. Works well. Has a cylinder on the back to hold the contact in the right position for crimping. Does a good job. Then I bought this one because I want to crimp finer wire. This one is rated for crimping 16-20 AWG. The wire I’m crimping is not marked but it must be smaller that 20awg because I can’t get a good crimp on it unless I double it in the connector. And this crimper 16-20awg, does not have the connector pin holding cylinder on the back. This means you have to position and hold the connector pin with a light squeeze of the crimper and then fuss with the wire. Not as elegant. Also, the markings on the 16-20awg crimp tool are clearly different than the 14-18awg crimper, but the jaws don’t “seem” to crimp any tighter on the smallest setting. I can not verify this detail because I don’t have needle calipers or a force gauge measurement probe that could make an accurate comparison. So this perception is subjective. A lot of control signal and sensor wiring is in the 20-24awg range and 22awg seems quite common. Having access to small quantities of the DT size 20 components for the lighter AWG wire might be a nice offering.