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Warning: That cheap coax compression tool nearly ruined my whole job
Last Thursday I was out on a new build in Riverside, using a $12 compression tool I grabbed off Amazon. It slipped on the connector and I smashed my thumb pretty bad, then the fitting came loose inside the wall. Spent 3 hours pulling a new 100ft run of RG6 because of it. Has anyone else had a cheap tool cost them time like this?
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iris_barnes874mo ago
Wait, you smashed your thumb AND had to pull a whole new 100ft line cause the fitting came loose inside the wall? That's brutal, man. I had a cheap ratcheting crimper once that just wouldn't bite right no matter how hard I squeezed it, ended up with three bad connections in a row before I threw it in the trash. Did you at least get your money back from Amazon for that thing?
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schmidt.iris4mo ago
Honestly @iris_barnes87, did you try to return it? I had the same thing happen with a cheap crimper from a hardware store, ended up just throwing it in the trash too because the return process was more hassle than it was worth.
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milalewis4mo ago
Hold up, Iris said she bought it on Amazon. That's what I thought too but I just double checked, she actually got it from some no-name tool supplier's website. Not Amazon. Makes the return even worse honestly, those random sites always make you jump through hoops for a refund. But yeah, same deal with mine, three bad connections and straight to the trash. Some things just aren't worth the gas money to send back.
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