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Klein hand tools. Full stop. Below is my favorite. Caveat, it takes some getting accustomed to if you're used to the standard plier style(They make those, too)

by tunap 4y ago

Klein hand tools. Full stop. Below is my favorite. Caveat, it takes some getting accustomed to if you're used to the standard plier style(They make those, too). edit:plier handle style, not wrench https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/cable-tools/ratcheting-cable-crimper-stripper-cutter-pass-thru https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/cable-tools/ratcheting-ca...

repiret 4y ago
I’ve got that tool and I couldn’t be happier with it. Works good, does RJ11, supports pass-through RJ45, has the color coding on it so I don’t have to look it up. Not too pricy too.
joshu 4y ago
Another vote for exactly this. It's great. Get the passthrough connectors
girvo 4y ago
Can anyone recommend a good tool set for crimping DuPont/JR style connectors too? They’re such a pain to deal with in my experience, I end up just harvesting random jumper cables with the right pin count/connecter and splicing/soldering instead, because every cheap crimping tool/kit I’ve come across has crazy high failure rates
- myself248 4y ago
  Molex 63811-1000, full stop. I do this professionally (automotive harness prototyping), and this is the first tool I reach for when I have open-barrel terminals to work with. If they have a wire-grip section longer than 2.5mm, this is your answer. That means Dupont, most styles from Molex, TE, Sumitomo, Yazaki, etc. (The second is the Iwiss IWS-2820M, for open-barrels with a short wire-grip section, 2mm or below. That's basically most JST styles. The Iwiss crimper has all the same nest sizes as the Engineer PAD-11 but is much better made, smaller, and cheaper to boot.) There are, of course, countless $300-and-up official tools for specific terminals, but as far as generics go, these two are the cream of the crop. Beware ebay triangulation scams with the 63811-1000. It should cost $55-65, any less and you're being lured. Safest to get it from one of the vendors listed on Octopart. For the Iwiss, as much as I hate to say it, just go to Amazon.
  - girvo 4y ago
    You’re an absolute champion! Thanks mate :)
ilyt 4y ago
* Use with Klein Tools Pass-Thru™ Connectors * Not for use with standard (non Pass-Thru™) connectors ...what does that mean ? Standard dime-a-dozen connectors won't work ?
- tunap 4y ago
  Unsure, sounds like a dark pattern or, being generous, maybe liability avoidance wordage. I have crimped >1000 non "Pass-Thru™" connectors(outdoor/shielded) with mine. edit: expanded

by tunap 4y ago

repiret 4y ago

I’ve got that tool and I couldn’t be happier with it. Works good, does RJ11, supports pass-through RJ45, has the color coding on it so I don’t have to look it up. Not too pricy too.

joshu 4y ago

Another vote for exactly this. It's great. Get the passthrough connectors

girvo 4y ago

Can anyone recommend a good tool set for crimping DuPont/JR style connectors too? They’re such a pain to deal with in my experience, I end up just harvesting random jumper cables with the right pin count/connecter and splicing/soldering instead, because every cheap crimping tool/kit I’ve come across has crazy high failure rates

myself248 4y ago
Molex 63811-1000, full stop. I do this professionally (automotive harness prototyping), and this is the first tool I reach for when I have open-barrel terminals to work with. If they have a wire-grip section longer than 2.5mm, this is your answer. That means Dupont, most styles from Molex, TE, Sumitomo, Yazaki, etc. (The second is the Iwiss IWS-2820M, for open-barrels with a short wire-grip section, 2mm or below. That's basically most JST styles. The Iwiss crimper has all the same nest sizes as the Engineer PAD-11 but is much better made, smaller, and cheaper to boot.) There are, of course, countless $300-and-up official tools for specific terminals, but as far as generics go, these two are the cream of the crop. Beware ebay triangulation scams with the 63811-1000. It should cost $55-65, any less and you're being lured. Safest to get it from one of the vendors listed on Octopart. For the Iwiss, as much as I hate to say it, just go to Amazon.
- girvo 4y ago
  You’re an absolute champion! Thanks mate :)

ilyt 4y ago

* Use with Klein Tools Pass-Thru™ Connectors * Not for use with standard (non Pass-Thru™) connectors ...what does that mean ? Standard dime-a-dozen connectors won't work ?

tunap 4y ago
Unsure, sounds like a dark pattern or, being generous, maybe liability avoidance wordage. I have crimped >1000 non "Pass-Thru™" connectors(outdoor/shielded) with mine. edit: expanded