🔧 Eowpower IDC Crimp Tool: Perfect for Flat Ribbon Cable and IDC Connectors - Efficient and Reliable Review

This reliable crimping tool gets the job done. I was also able to place one side of the handle in a vise, which made crimping in bulk easier.

. Mainly because I keep losing the yellow die. I always found it a bit annoying that I can't just find it somewhere else. (Maybe I didn't search hard enough) Luckily Eowpower has one when the yellow cube is firmly attached to the tool. I believe you can still take it off, but it's way, way better than the previous ones I've gotten. although everything else is pretty much the same.

Bought this IDC crimping tool on a model train. It proves large and difficult to maneuver in tight spaces, such as B. under the bench of a model railway. You also need to position the IDC correctly to get enough force to crimp without the tool locking. Luckily a previous review mentioned tape holding the plastic insert in place so it only fell out once. Of course Murphy made him jump behind the closet! It works, but I have to resort to my trusty channel locking pliers for tight spaces.

This might be the worst tool I have ever bought. I've seen a dozen or more vendors promoting this tool and every one of them reportedly had high ratings. The tool is held together with cheap rivets that fall out. There are no levers, so you have to push so hard your wrists hurt. Rubber and plastic handles twist and slip off when squeezed. I tried connecting multiple 34-pin and 50-pin IDC connectors, but none of them worked. The 50-pin connector doesn't even fit the tool. Incorrect turntable…