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Forum: Marine Electronics

19-01-2016, 19:29

Replies: 77

Ancor crimper rant

Views: 17,108

Posted By redsky49

Re: Ancor crimper rant

Sorry to hear your troubles continue.

Ancor is a part of a large conglomerate, and may no longer be making many of its own decisions regarding market and product decisions.

I have gotten the...

Forum: Marine Electronics

31-12-2015, 16:01

Replies: 77

Ancor crimper rant

Views: 17,108

Posted By redsky49

Re: Ancor crimper rant

This is a great approach, as long as you can get the terminal strip mounted high enough to be safe from immersion.

With deeper bilges, and the short pigtails that manufacturers, this can be a real...

Forum: Marine Electronics

30-12-2015, 14:17

Replies: 77

Ancor crimper rant

Views: 17,108

Posted By redsky49

Re: Ancor crimper rant

My boat's 35 years old. I feel your pain. :redface:

I have noticed that, in my situation, any existing original wire has lost a lot of its flexibility. It is tougher to strip when using an auto...

Forum: Marine Electronics

30-12-2015, 13:32

Replies: 77

Ancor crimper rant

Views: 17,108

Posted By redsky49

Re: Ancor crimper rant

Please don't take offense, but could you show us what you mean by the "re-trimming" the wire?

Just trying to understand why the crimps are failing.

Forum: Marine Electronics

30-12-2015, 13:25

Replies: 77

Ancor crimper rant

Views: 17,108

Posted By redsky49

Re: Ancor crimper rant

[QUOTE.... On heavier gauge wire, you might need to use both hands. Sometimes I will push the crimper's handle against a solid object, to give me more squeeze power.[/QUOTE]

There is a small but...

Forum: Marine Electronics

30-12-2015, 13:15

Replies: 77

Ancor crimper rant

Views: 17,108

Posted By redsky49

Re: Ancor crimper rant

This is my crimper, with the red handles. You are talking about something similar to this, yes?

Apologies about poor quality pic. It was a quick phone pic to someone in the past.

Forum: Marine Electronics

30-12-2015, 13:01

Replies: 77

Ancor crimper rant

Views: 17,108

Posted By redsky49

Re: Ancor crimper rant

Something is clearly wrong.

I get something like 99 out of a hundred, solid, yank-on-it-hard, reliable crimps, and have probably used the crimper on board for hundreds (thousands?) since buying it...

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