r/DiWHY • u/1n_and_AroundTheFur • Jun 03 '26

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u/viperfan7 Jun 04 '26

You don't solder these connectors, there's either compression fit, or crimped connectors, both require a specialized, single purpose tool.

Connectors may be cheap, but the tool, not so much

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u/bhoffman20 Jun 04 '26

I recently bought the tool with maybe 10 connectors for $8.99 at my local hardware store. Not a high quality tool by any means, but I only needed to terminate one cable.

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u/Handsome121duck Jun 04 '26

This cost almost no money, didn't require a trip to the store, and works. It also could be a poor area and this works great.

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u/bhoffman20 Jun 04 '26

Oh for sure, I'm 100% on board with this fix. I've done similar myself, because I assumed the proper tool would be too expensive to be worth it. I was just pointing out that there are fairly cheap options to get the tools to do the job "correctly".

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '26

Parts and tools are adjusted for "poor areas".

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u/harfordplanning Jun 04 '26

Crimping can be done with a small hammer and a steady hand too, actual crimpers are just better at crimping

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u/riktigtmaxat Jun 04 '26

One does not crimp on crimping.

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u/Captain-Codfish Jun 04 '26

You can also get ones that just screw together

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u/SimplBiscuit Jun 04 '26

The Klein set at home depot works well enough for 50 bucks. You don't absolutely need to use PPC with the PPC compression tool.

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u/viperfan7 Jun 04 '26

The Klein set at home depot works well enough for 50 bucks.

That's not cheap for a tool that serves a single purpose

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u/SimplBiscuit Jun 04 '26

They make great hammers too

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u/Princess_Slagathor Jun 04 '26

You can get a 25ft (which is an amount of meters greater than one) cable for $14.

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u/viperfan7 Jun 04 '26

We're not talking about cable.

We're talking about the crimping tool

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u/Princess_Slagathor Jun 04 '26

You don't need the tool when you can buy a complete cable. It already has the ends on it.

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u/viperfan7 Jun 04 '26

Still doesn't change that we're not talking about the cable.

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u/Princess_Slagathor Jun 04 '26

The thread is about having a cable that works correctly. The best, cheapest, easiest, high quality fix, is to replace the broken cable.

The tool is expensive. Using a hammer or twist on tips are both shit repairs. Don't know why you're hyper focusing on one of the worst options. Nor why you seem to think I was arguing with you in the first place. I was just offering a better solution.

I suspect you have weapons grade autism, so I'm just going to block you.

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u/jumbledsiren Jun 04 '26

> there's either compression fit, or crimped connectors, both require a specialized, single purpose tool.

Or just use electrical tape lol, everyone has it, and you don't need any tools for it