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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>