John,  What is the more expensive tool called and from where is it
available along with approximate price?   

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Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:26 AM
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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]>
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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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