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Had to choose between two different crimpers for a D-sub connector job last week
The cheap one from the truck made a mess of the pins, but the old Mil-spec tool I borrowed from the hangar next door did it perfect on the first try. The difference was all in the ratchet mechanism, you could feel it seat right. Anyone have a go-to brand for those that won't bankrupt you?
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sethhernandez12d ago
Read a forum post once where a guy called the ratchet feel on a good crimper the "click of confidence." That stuck with me. The cheap ones always seem to mush over before they actually finish the crimp. There's a used tool place near me that sometimes has old Phelps or Erem stuff for not too much, worth keeping an eye out.
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