Rajah crimper

[ford35lh]

Does anyone have instructions for the correct use of a Rajah crimper ???

[cas3]

no instructions, but i have the same tool. never actually used it on a real rajah, but on modern ends i have to move it around a bit to make some small crimps to see that its starting to curl like i want, then give er the big squish

[Automotive Stud]

I don't have instructions, but I have them and used them multiple times on solid core wire. I cut the wire off the spool with the cutters down low, then use the tip to strip the insulation off the wire. You'll notice it has a step there where to stop so it strips the same amount each time. I like to drill a small hole in the new terminals so I can pull the solid core through the terminal, then crimp it with the crimper. I like to spin the tool around 180 and crimp it again for a good connection. Get some extra terminals and practice before you make finished wires with it and you'll be good.

[51504bat]

Thanks for the photo and instructions. I have a Rajah crimper exactly like the one pictured that I had no idea what it actually was or where I got it from. Probably a yard sale. It was on the bottom of the tool box with the pry bars and hack saws. Anyway, now that I know what it is it now lives with the other electrical crimpers.

[JayChicago]

Rajah terminals are something new to me. I see them on the Brillman site, but no pic there of one properly crimped. Can someone post a picture of an installed Rajah?

[tubman]

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Not all Rajah's need to be crimped. The classic spark plug wire connectors that I like so much are a good example.

[Automotive Stud]

These are made by Rajah but are not needed to install Rajah terminals. Though you could still use this to prep the wire if you choose. This tool's real claim to fame is that it crimps on standard plug wire terminals.

[JSeery]

Originally Posted by JayChicago

Rajah terminals are something new to me. I see them on the Brillman site, but no pic there of one properly crimped. Can someone post a picture of an installed Rajah?

I can post a photo. They use a twist lock or screw on type of method to secure them to the wire.

[Kurt in NJ]

That tool works perfectly for wire ends on Mercedes of the 80s,90s, strips the wire, crimps the end to wire, and crimps to the insulation--- I never figured what terminal it crimped in the 30s

[JayChicago]

Thanks. So now I understand that the Rajah spark plug terminal that Tubman recommends is screw on. The crimping tool discussed in this thread is made by Rajah, but not for those screw on terminals.

[JSeery]

Originally Posted by JayChicago

Thanks. So now I understand that the Rajah spark plug terminal that Tubman recommends is screw on. The crimping tool discussed in this thread is made by Rajah, but not for those screw on terminals.

Yep, that's the story. They were quite the Hot Rod thing in the 50s & 60s. Along with Packard 440 wire.

[Kurt in NJ]

Works perfectly on these ends

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by Kurt in NJ

Works perfectly on these ends

Ah, that's what the star part is for!

[rich b]

Thought those crimpers were for oil burner igniter terminals.

[marko39]

Just found on hanging on my wall that I have had for 40 years and did not know what it was. That's why I never throw stuff away.

[hop up]

A few of the Rajah ends that use the crimper

[blucar]

Rajah terminals on my '36 59AB engine,