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Unpopular opinion: I thought the new fiber optic crimpers were just hype
Our shop got a set of the Klein Tools VDV226-110 kits last month, and I was sure they'd be finicky. After a week of splicing harnesses for a G500 retrofit, the consistency in my terminations was noticeably better. Has anyone else made the switch and seen a real difference in their insertion loss readings?
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robin_roberts842d agoMost Upvoted
Working blind" is right. I spent half my career trying to feel that click with the old pliers, only to find out later my hand was just cramping up. My first terminations with the new ratcheting style looked like a toddler did them because I kept flinching, waiting for a click that never came. Took me a solid day to stop fighting the tool and just let it do its job. Felt like an idiot, but the proof was on the light meter.
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annas872d ago
You're right about the consistency. We saw the same thing on a hospital network upgrade. The real test was in the tight spaces inside old comms closets. The ratcheting action gave a solid crimp every single time, even when you were working blind. Our old pliers would sometimes leave a connector just a bit loose.
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