With me, it wasn't a case where I didn't mind spending the money, it was a
case where I go a lot of radio swapping and RACES/ARES stuff where sometimes
you find someone who might ask me to put connectors on for them to save time
and stuff, so mine gets very heavy use. In that aspect, it's worth the
money. For the casual user who gets a new radio pretty much every 10 years
or so or when they need it, probably any old thing will do. I have a general
set of crimpers that will work fine for that, it's all in how much you use
them and how much you need it. Like I said, once every 10 years, the right
tool is probably a complete waste of money, like me, a time or 2 a year,
sometimes more or less, plus the helping people, it's worth it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: Cheap tool for Installing Anderson powerpoles
> John,
>
> If nothing else, it sounds like a time saver. Probably worth it if you
> don't mind spending the money.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 12:29
> Subject: Re: Cheap tool for Installing Anderson powerpoles
>
>
>> You only need to crimp once instead of over and over again, and with the
>> more expensive one, you don't need to worry about messing it up so it's
>> at
>> a
>> funny angle or something and won't fit in the housing right which
>> happened
>> to me a couple times and I've seen others do the same thing, but if
>> you're
>> careful there's not much advantage really.
>> ----- 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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