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Learned my lesson on crimping dies, lost $180 on a bad set

Bought a knockoff RG6 crimp die set on eBay back in March, figured it was the same thing for half the price. First 30 fittings looked fine, then two jobs in a row got signal loss callbacks because the crimp was just barely undersized. Had to buy the proper Klein set from the supply house in Dayton for $215, so the "savings" turned into a net loss plus a pissed-off customer. Anyone else get burned by off-brand termination tools that looked identical in photos?
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joel603
joel60324d ago
Same thing happened with my coax kit, 40 fittings looked fine then bam, callbacks.
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danielr94
danielr9423d agoMost Upvoted
Undersized crimps are the WORST because they look perfect till the jacket shifts a month later.
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