Spent $400 on a 'universal' wire crimper that ended up wrecking my connectors

I bought this fancy crimper online because the ad said it worked for every aviation connector type, but it mangled the pins on three D-sub connectors before I gave up. That was $400 down the drain and a whole afternoon wasted re-pinning everything by hand. Anyone know a solid crimper that's actually good for MIL-DTL-38999 series connectors?

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milar463d ago

Feel your pain, I once bought a "professional" one that turned every pin into a tiny modern art sculpture. I've had good luck with the old-school manual ratchet style for those 38999 connectors, the kind with the specific die sets.

lee7333d ago

Ugh, those fancy crimpers are the worst for real work.