METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRIMPING AN ELECTRICAL TERMINAL TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRE

摘要

A method is provided for crimping an electrical terminal (10) to an electrical wire having electrical conductors (30). The method includes positioning the electrical wire (28) and the electrical terminal (10) between opposing crimp tooling members of a crimp tool. The method also includes pressing a crimp barrel (20) of the electrical terminal (10) against the electrical conductors (30) of the electrical wire (28) using the crimp tooling members such that the electrical conductors (30) are mechanically and electrically connected to the crimp barrel (20). The crimp barrel (20) is pressed against the electrical conductors (30) such that at least some contact portions (131) of metallic surfaces (126) of at least some of the electrical conductors (30) melt and form hot weld bonds (130) with one or more contact portions (131) of the metallic surface (126) of one or more adjacent electrical conductors (30).