Lost a whole afternoon to a bad crimp tool on a nav light harness

Bought a cheap crimper for about $35 at a local tool shop. Thought it would be fine for a quick repair on a Piper's nav light wiring. Every single pin in the D-sub connector failed continuity. Had to redo the entire harness with my old, proper tool. Anyone know a good, affordable brand for crimpers that actually work?

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luna_jackson2811d ago

Feel your pain, cheap crimpers are the worst. My old faithful is a Klein Tools one, got it years ago and it just works.

murray.troy11d ago

My Klein crimpers are going on fifteen years now. They just keep working no matter how much I abuse them. That's the real test of a tool.