Comments on: Low-Cost Cable Crimper http://toolmonger.com/2006/06/03/low-cost-cable-crimper/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2006/06/03/low-cost-cable-crimper/#comment-1182 Myself Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:48:05 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/06/03/low-cost-cable-crimper/#comment-1182 Folks cheap enough to buy a $5 crimper are probably also too cheap to own a $70 tester. This can only end in frustration. A poorly machined crimp die usually results in uneven crimps, such that the contacts don't pierce the insulation on every pin, every time. A connection where the contact just nicks the conductor might look good at first, but will fail with time and mechanical stress. No fun at all, especially if you don't have the equipment to diagnose it. Seriously, spend $20 and get some decent crimpers from a reputable vendor with a good return policy. The hair you save may be your own. Folks cheap enough to buy a $5 crimper are probably also too cheap to own a $70 tester. This can only end in frustration. A poorly machined crimp die usually results in uneven crimps, such that the contacts don’t pierce the insulation on every pin, every time. A connection where the contact just nicks the conductor might look good at first, but will fail with time and mechanical stress. No fun at all, especially if you don’t have the equipment to diagnose it.

Seriously, spend $20 and get some decent crimpers from a reputable vendor with a good return policy. The hair you save may be your own.

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