Rant: My shop's new $250 crimper gave me a false pass on a D-sub connector.

I was re-pinning a 25-pin connector for a G1000 nav unit and the tool clicked like it should, but the pin pulled right out under a light tug. Has anyone else had a new tool fail a basic pull test right out of the box?

3 comments

3 Comments

park.robin1mo ago

That's actually a crimp depth issue, not the tool.

rodriguez.diana1mo ago

Watched my buddy fight the same thing last week. He swapped tools three times before checking the die. Turns out his depth setting was just way off.

terry_thomas1mo ago

You said it's a depth issue, not the tool, but the tool is what sets the depth. If the adjustment is wrong, the tool itself is failing to do its job. A good crimper should be reliable from the start.