Steve,

Based on John's comments, it seems like it's worth spending the money just 
to avoid the extra steps.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 13:18
Subject: Re: Cheap tool for Installing Anderson powerpoles


> Steve,
>
> I've never used the $50 tool, so I'll defer to what John said since I 
> think
> he has used it.  But that is my understanding, the WMR tool only requires 
> 1
> crimp, while the GB (or any other general purpose tool) needs several 
> steps
> to do the job.    Once the  first crimp is done with the GB tool, the wire
> isn't going anywhere, but the  crimp is too large to fit into the housing.
> The additional steps are  to reshape the crimp to allow it to fit into the
> plastic shell.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Cheap tool for Installing Anderson powerpoles
>
>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Is there any advantage to using the more expensive crimper?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:51
>> Subject: Re: Cheap tool for Installing Anderson powerpoles
>>
>>
>>> This is the  tool that I have and it has worked fine for me.  I got the
>>> GB
>>> tool several years ago from HRO and I know that Home Depot also  carries
>>> GB
>>> in the electrical department.  So a person has several options to get 
>>> one
>>> of
>>> these.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The tutorial you posted is what I used to get myself started.  It was
>>> posted
>>> at one time on the West Mountain Radio web site, but after they stopped
>>> selling the GB tool  and only sold their own crimper, they pulled it 
>>> from
>>> the site.
>>>
>>> Steve KW3A
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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