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Heads up on those new fiber optic crimp tools from the big supplier
We got a batch of the updated version at our hangar about three months ago. The old ones gave a clean crimp every time, but these new ones are leaving tiny stress marks on the fiber jacket. I confirmed it under a scope. The change happened when they switched the internal die material from hardened steel to something else, probably to cut costs. In the last month alone, we've had two intermittent comms faults traced back to those crimps. Has anyone else run into this and found a better brand that still holds up?
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oscarm242d ago
Check the tool's batch number against their last steel die shipment date.
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olivia_barnes971d ago
Hold up, I gotta disagree. Batch numbers get mixed up all the time in shipping. It's way more likely the tool itself is just worn out or set wrong. I mean, look at what happened with Keith Henderson's crimps. That's a classic sign of bad alignment, not a bad batch of dies. You could chase that batch number for weeks and still have the same problem. Maybe it's just me, but I'd check the actual machine before digging through paperwork.
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