Finally figured out why my coax crimps kept failing the VSWR test

I'd been using the wrong die block for the connector series for about six months, and the penny dropped when a new hire in Tulsa asked to borrow my 'BNC die' for a TNC fitting. Anyone else ever mix up their crimp tool dies?

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3 Comments

carr.luna10d ago

Ever notice how the right tool for the job is always the one you forgot to double check? That's a universal truth, not just in the shop.

shane16510d ago

Wait, you used the wrong die for six whole months?

alex82010d ago

You ever think you could just eyeball it? I used to be so sure I could tell the dies apart by feel. Then I put a UHF die on an N connector and the whole thing just crunched. That sound, man. It's like the coax crying. Now I keep them in separate, labeled boxes like a crazy person.