Programmable memory positioner and calibration system for a crimp tool and related methods

A crimp tool calibration system for crimping a prepared wire into a corresponding contact wire barrel, the crimp tool calibration system comprising:

• a computer comprising a processor and a memory coupled to the processor;
• a positioner having a memory chip storing positioner data;
• and
• a tool frame comprising,
• a head having a receiving port therethrough, the receiving port having a first end and a second end and configured for the positioner to be removably engaged with the first end of the receiving port during a crimping operation;
• a plurality of crimping dies positioned around a periphery of the receiving port;
• an adjustment device to adjust a crimp depth of the plurality of crimping dies;
• and
• a positioner interface coupled to the tool frame and having a tool memory storing tool data, a reader, and a transmitter, the reader is configured to read the positioner data stored on the memory chip of the positioner, and the transmitter is configured to transmit the positioner data and the tool data to the computer
• wherein the computer is configured to generate a list of a plurality of available contact part numbers and wire sizes corresponding to the positioner data read from the memory chip, and to receive a selected contact part number and a wire size that was selected from the list by a user using an input device.