Just realized my crimper was the problem the whole time

I was out on a job last Tuesday at a house on Elm Street in Austin, fighting with a bad coax connector for 20 minutes. Kept getting intermittent signal and thought it was the cable itself. Turns out my cheap Klein crimper had worn down the die just enough to mess up the compression. Had to drive 30 minutes back to the shop to grab my backup, and it fixed it first try. Anyone else run into a tool wearing out in a way that threw you off?

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3 Comments

brooke_taylor445d ago

Are you sure the connector wasn't just junk or your technique slipping instead of the tool?

david7035d ago

Blame it on my technique slipping, sure, that's the go-to excuse when you're halfway under a desk with a flashlight in your teeth. I've been crimping connectors for like 15 years and this one was a new brand I grabbed from a clearance bin (big mistake, I know). Felt like squeezing a wet noodle compared to my usual ones, so yeah, I'm pretty sure it wasn't my hands suddenly forgetting how to work.

the_claire5d ago

15 years and still buying mystery clearance connectors lol