Shop D-sub crimping and installation tools for terminating DB9, DB15, DB25 and other D-sub connector contacts. Wallco offers hand crimpers, interchangeable dies, contact insertion and extraction tools, and specialty tooling for open-barrel and machined D-sub contacts.
Compare tools by contact style, wire gauge, crimp profile, connector family, die compatibility and insertion or removal requirements.
D-sub crimping tools terminate individual contacts before the contacts are installed into a compatible connector housing. Correct tooling helps produce the mechanical and electrical crimp required for reliable serial, control, instrumentation and equipment connections.
Open-barrel contacts use formed wings that crimp around the conductor and insulation. Match the crimper or die to the contact design and wire-gauge range rather than selecting a tool based only on the DB connector shell size.
Machined contacts may require four-indent, eight-indent or other controlled crimp profiles. Verify the contact manufacturer's recommended tooling and supported conductor range before terminating precision D-sub contacts.
Interchangeable-die systems allow one compatible tool frame to terminate several connector and contact families. Dies should be matched to both the tool frame and the specific contact series because similar-looking dies are not necessarily interchangeable.
After crimping, contacts may require a dedicated insertion tool to seat them in the connector housing. Extraction tools allow individual pins or sockets to be removed for repair, rewiring or connector service without replacing the complete assembly.
Identify the exact contact part or contact style first, followed by conductor gauge and required crimp profile. Then verify the compatible crimper, die, insertion tool and extraction tool for the connector system.
