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Re: Cable Colors
From: Pete Templin <petelists () templin org>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:14:07 -0500
Joe Greco wrote:
They make a crimper specifically for it, which cuts of the ends. I haven't done a few thousand ends with it but it does make it slightly easier to maintain the twist further into the the plug because you can pull it until snug.Yeah, I am reluctant to go retooling for that crimper. I had idly ordered some of the crimps one day, just to get a better look, thinking I might be able to get away with a two-step "crimp and then use-a-flush-cutter" on it.Not practical. Bah.
I've had good success (when forced to use those heads) with pulling til snug, cutting with a flush cutter, then backing off ever so slightly so the ends aren't hanging out in short-land. I use the same tools the same number of times as I do for other heads, but I pick them up in a difference sequence, so there's no gain without the custom crimper.
I avoid them if at all possible though, and carry plenty of "preferred" heads to any project where I might want them.
pt
Current thread:
- Re: Cable Colors, (continued)
- Re: Cable Colors Peter Wohlers (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Steven M. Bellovin (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Joe Greco (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Derek J. Balling (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Owen DeLong (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Steven M. Bellovin (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Lynda (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Joe Greco (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Joel Jaeggli (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Joe Greco (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Pete Templin (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Peter Wohlers (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Mark Foster (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Joe Greco (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Jay R. Ashworth (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors - A Standard George Imburgia (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors - A Standard JoeSox (Jun 17)
- Re: Cable Colors - A Standard Glen Turner (Jun 19)
- Re: Cable Colors - A Standard Nathan Ward (Jun 19)
- Re: Cable Colors - A Standard Tim Jackson (Jun 19)
- Re: Cable Colors Joe Greco (Jun 16)
- Re: Cable Colors Jay R. Ashworth (Jun 16)