Looking for suggestions for a good crimp tool for installing coax
connectors. It will primarily for BNC connectors on RG-174, 58 and 59
cables. Although the RG-8 cable family capability would be nice too.

I do wish to avoid being a captive customer in that brand X crimp tool
only works well with brand X connectors.

And, of course, looking for the best bank for the buck.

Thanks,

Danny

Solder??

Danny Richardson wrote:

Looking for suggestions for a good crimp tool for installing coax
connectors. It will primarily for BNC connectors on RG-174, 58 and 59
cables. Although the RG-8 cable family capability would be nice too.

I do wish to avoid being a captive customer in that brand X crimp tool
only works well with brand X connectors.

And, of course, looking for the best bank for the buck.

Thanks,

Danny

Dave wrote in
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Solder??


I know how you feel. I felt the same way after hearing there would be
5wpm Extras.



Danny Richardson wrote:

Looking for suggestions for a good crimp tool for installing coax
connectors. It will primarily for BNC connectors on RG-174, 58 and 59
cables. Although the RG-8 cable family capability would be nice too.

I do wish to avoid being a captive customer in that brand X crimp tool
only works well with brand X connectors.

And, of course, looking for the best bank for the buck.

Thanks,

Danny

Slow Code wrote:
Dave wrote in
:

Solder??


I know how you feel. I felt the same way after hearing there would be
5wpm Extras.



Danny Richardson wrote:

Looking for suggestions for a good crimp tool for installing coax
connectors. It will primarily for BNC connectors on RG-174, 58 and 59
cables. Although the RG-8 cable family capability would be nice too.

I do wish to avoid being a captive customer in that brand X crimp tool
only works well with brand X connectors.

And, of course, looking for the best bank for the buck.

Thanks,

Danny



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Slow Code wrote:
Dave wrote in
:

Solder??


I know how you feel. I felt the same way after hearing there would be
5wpm Extras.



Danny Richardson wrote:

Looking for suggestions for a good crimp tool for installing coax
connectors. It will primarily for BNC connectors on RG-174, 58 and
59 cables. Although the RG-8 cable family capability would be nice
too.

I do wish to avoid being a captive customer in that brand X crimp
tool only works well with brand X connectors.

And, of course, looking for the best bank for the buck.

Thanks,

Danny



wait till hf is filled with marqueer extras


****. You just made halloween scary.

SC

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Slow Code wrote:
Dave wrote:

Solder??

I know how you feel. I felt the same way after hearing there would be
5wpm Extras.

Danny Richardson wrote:

Looking for suggestions for a good crimp tool for installing coax
connectors. It will primarily for BNC connectors on RG-174, 58 and 59
cables. Although the RG-8 cable family capability would be nice too.

I do wish to avoid being a captive customer in that brand X crimp
tool only works well with brand X connectors.

And, of course, looking for the best bank for the buck.

Thanks,

Danny

wait till hf is filled with marqueer extras

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"Dave" wrote in message
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Solder??

Danny Richardson wrote:

Looking for suggestions for a good crimp tool for installing coax
connectors. It will primarily for BNC connectors on RG-174, 58 and 59
cables. Although the RG-8 cable family capability would be nice too. I do
wish to avoid being a captive customer in that brand X crimp tool
only works well with brand X connectors.

And, of course, looking for the best bank for the buck.

Thanks,

Danny

I agree, unless you do a lot of connectors soldering is the best way to go.
It doesnt take long at all to get proficent at making good soldered on
connections. Crimp on connections can look good but be awful. A few years a
go a guy installed some equipment at work that had over 30 BNC connections.
He got an award for the installation and I got 50 hrs of overtime for going
back and really making it work right. Most of the work was repairing the
crimp on BNC connectors.. The problem with the connections, he used a crimp
tool that was about worn out.

AMP makes such, but be forwarned that their
connectors, and tool aint cheap! But, they work
great . They also make them for Pl259's . They
quite proud of their products.
http://www.amp.com/ Jim NN7K



Jimmie D wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
...
Solder??

Danny Richardson wrote:

Looking for suggestions for a good crimp tool for installing coax
connectors. It will primarily for BNC connectors on RG-174, 58 and 59
cables. Although the RG-8 cable family capability would be nice too. I do
wish to avoid being a captive customer in that brand X crimp tool
only works well with brand X connectors.

And, of course, looking for the best bank for the buck.

Thanks,

Danny

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:06:34 -0500, "Jimmie D"
wrote:

I agree, unless you do a lot of connectors soldering is the best way to go.
It doesnt take long at all to get proficent at making good soldered on
connections. Crimp on connections can look good but be awful. A few years a
go a guy installed some equipment at work that had over 30 BNC connections.
He got an award for the installation and I got 50 hrs of overtime for going
back and really making it work right. Most of the work was repairing the
crimp on BNC connectors.. The problem with the connections, he used a crimp
tool that was about worn out.

Thank you for the response, however, because others have suggested
soldering I feel an explanation may be in order.

I have been installing soldered coax connectors for more than fifty
years and feel I was pretty good at it, however, with advancing years
I have lost considerable motor skills and can not hold a soldering
iron (or anything else) very steady. My problem, at the moment, is
trying to make up some BNC connectors using RG-174. Although crimp on
connecters may not be the best choice, for me they appear to be a
viable option. Hence my inquiry as to what would be a good choice in
crimp on tools.

73,
Danny, K6MHE

Danny Richardson wrote:

Thank you for the response, however, because others have suggested
soldering I feel an explanation may be in order.

I have been installing soldered coax connectors for more than fifty
years and feel I was pretty good at it, however, with advancing years
I have lost considerable motor skills and can not hold a soldering
iron (or anything else) very steady. My problem, at the moment, is
trying to make up some BNC connectors using RG-174. Although crimp on
connecters may not be the best choice, for me they appear to be a
viable option. Hence my inquiry as to what would be a good choice in
crimp on tools.

That's definitely a good reason, and the kind I appreciate more and more
as time goes by. I'm sure it won't be long before I'm in the same boat,
so I'll pay attention to the tool suggestions too.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL