Almost every project of mine from the last quarter century, if it has contained any wiring, has featured somewhere at least one crimp connector. There are a multiplicity of different types of crimp, ...

Audio and Video Cables are not just dependent on the wire or cable used, or the connectors used. The quality of the connection between the wire or cable and connector is just as important, if not more ...

I had a friend who was an electronics assembly tech for a big defense contractor. He was a production floor guy who had a chip on his shoulder for the engineers with their fancy book-learnin’ who ...

Q. I installed a new PL-259 connector on my radio antenna’s coaxial cable several times using both solder and crimp-on connectors. The problem is that, when I screw the threads of the connector’s ...

Recently, I attended a presentation on connector reliability and what happens when connectors are incorrectly used. J. Duncan Glover, PhD, gave the presentation to the Boston Chapter of the IEEE ...

Home networking projects can become expensive quickly when you're purchasing ready-made cables. I was staring at a $600+ price for all the cables I needed, so I grabbed an RJ45 crimp tool and a ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Replacing a broken taillight on my trailer reminded me of just how much I like solder ...

Critical practices can be the difference between PV connector failure and longevity. Image: Stäubli Across the PV industry, a steady trend of field failure issues is being attributed to workmanship ...