I'd never got back to the crimp or solder cheapo connectors. It's just too critical of a component. All it has to do is loosen up due to temp changes and you'll fight strange performance issues forever!
At the very lease solder them vs. crimping the center pin. At least that creates a positive connection. If you use the EZ connectors it's important to have the lip on the center pin cleaned up. Otherwise you don't get a good connection. I can see where a file would work just fine, but I don't have time to fiddle with that kind of thing. It takes me just a few minutes to make a PERFECT connection nowadays. It's like the cat5 we do. I ONLY use the EZ connectors and crimper now. Yeah the tool and crimps are expensive, but my time is even more valuable. http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&resnum=0&q=EZ+rj45&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=oazyS4XZA4GuswOinMj_Cw&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CDsQrQQwAg I buy Bosch, Dewalt, or Milwakee drills. I don't often use screw drivers anymore, I use electric drivers (high speed Bosch 12vdc unit) etc. I've got a LARGE bucket truck. I replace my ladders every couple of years (4 at most). I put on good tires and brakes. I hire help if I get too busy or the job is too dangerous. I'm tired of working so hard. I'm too old (45) to take crazy chances. It's time to get the company paid off and start putting kids through college. Soon we'll be able to put money in the bank for later. As things sit right now we'll have nearly everything (not the house or cars) paid off in about 5 years. Never know, we may decide to expand or buy someone out and screw that up, but as of now the future is looking very bright! We're up to just under 700 subs now. 7500+ square miles. 30+ "tower" sites. I have 1.2 people in the office, the wife spends 6 or 7 hours a week paying bills (home ones included) and I work 6 to 12 hours per day (more toward 12 :-). Once in a while I hire some help in the field as stated above. Our gross revenue will hit around $350,000 this year. All with basically 2.5 people. Not too many companies can accomplish that. Especially in areas as sparsely populated as we are. Efficiency and safety are very high on my list for what I do and the tools I use. laters, marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eje Gustafsson" <e...@wisp-router.com> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave tools for LMR 400... > They are nice sure, but consider how expensive the connectors are I go > with > regular connector. Even if that means I have to do two crimps and have to > mess with the center pin. Not crimped a cable in the field for years > thanks > to PoE occasionally need a jumper and mostly just use premade jumpers and > in > the rare instances build a custom length. Don't even have connectors or > coax > spools in the install van any longer. But have a variety of different > length > of coax cables. > > The stripper tool is great. Crimper you can use just about any crimpers > and > the deburring tool I got one don't use it, don't need it for center pins > you > crimp. Or just use a $5 file. > > Tessco got all the brand parts. We got the crimp handles and dies if you > want to save some. > > / Eje > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of D. Ryan Spott > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:51 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Times Microwave tools for LMR 400... > > I am looking for the following: > EZ-400-NMH-D Connector > CCT-01 Tool (cutter) > ST-400EZ tool (cable Prep tool) > DBT-U (deburr tool) > HX4 Tool (crimp tool) > > Separately or in a kit... > > Does anyone have a favorite Vendor? I saw one vendor selling a kit for > LMR400/600 with all of the above parts. They wanted over $1000 for it! > > The 'EZ-Crimp" connectors look like the way to go, but other advice is > appreciated. > > ryan > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
