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Looking back, I crimped coax connectors wrong for my first two years

An old head in Boise finally stopped me and asked why I was using my linesman's pliers instead of a proper crimper. He showed me how a bad crimp can cause ingress that messes up a whole node. Anyone else have a basic tool habit they had to unlearn?
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taylor_mitchell80
That Boise guy saved you a ton of trouble. What was the worst signal issue you traced back to a bad crimp?
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betty_walker
Honestly, I've seen way more trouble from bad connectors than bad crimps.
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