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Re: Crimps: Here is what's wrong

"The pliar type crimper available from Kmart or Sears should be banned."

I agree 100%!!! The pliar type crimpers which only smash the connector into an oval shape suck at making any decent crimp. We have them at work and I want to throw them away every time I have to use them.

The Klein or Ideal crimp tool as shown makes a much better crimp due to the shape of the crimp and how it deforms the connector to a much tighter crimp. Of course, the ratcheting Ideal crimpers start at $142 bucks but would be worth it.

Cheers,

~kenster


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