[Elecraft] Re: Oh where, oh where, has my little tone gone?- PowerPoles

[Don Wilhelm]

Folks,
I have had no problems crimping the APP connectors when using #12 wire, but
have had NOTHING BUT trouble doing the same with #16 wire.
I do use the Gardner Bender crimp tool, and find that the crimping process
doew distort the 'roundness of the connector.  after doing the initial
crimp, I rotate the connector pin by 90 degrees and squeeze it a bit in the
rounded part of the crimper tool - after that I have no problem inserting
the pin into the connector body.

73,
Don W3FPR

----- Original Message -----

> Looking over the stock of Gardner Bender crip tools at the West Mountain
> Radio booth at Dayton Hamvention, I saw a considerable variation in the
> shape of the "crimp region" in the tool.  Variations included:  shallow or
> deep U (die portion), and grossly off centered crimp prong V.  This was
> also true of a rack of similar GB tools in my local Lowes.  As such, I
> hand selected a tool with the nicest looking U and with a coresponding
> centered crimp prong V.    I suspect, the real issue is you get what you
> pay for.  The GB tool is $ 10 - $20, while the "official" AP crimp tool
> costs well more than $100.
>