TRENDnet RJ-11/RJ-45 Crimp/Cut/Strip Tool TC-CT68 (Blue)
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of TRENDnet RJ-11/RJ-45 Crimp/Cut/Strip Tool TC-CT68 (Blue)
Customer Review: Necessary tool
Summary: 5 Stars
It was timely delivery and service. I have only used it twice but when I did it was necessary to have, and a good addition to my tool collection for the price.Customer Review: Nice tool to keep handy
Summary: 5 Stars
I have used this for over a year, while its always better to punch cables down and use patch cables, this tool comes in handy from time to time to make a cable quickly to run temporarily. Ratchet action is nice but does not keep tool locked like more expensive crimpers, you have to count the clicks to get it to lock if you go too far it unlocks very easily. I use a seperate cable stripper but the one built in does the job.Customer Review: No problems, works just like it should. Seems very durable.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not a professional and do not use this crimper everyday, but for light use here and there I am completely satisfied with this tool. I have used it to do both 6 and 8 pin plugs and it works fine on both. I have not used the wire stripping feature, though.
The ratcheting mechanism on it seems kind of useless and is difficult to get to stay in the locked position, but it's really not a necessary feature anyway.
Would highly recommend, especially for the price.
Customer Review: Not Reliable
Summary: 2 Stars
The cutter is not convenient since it will cut through the cable. The crimp is also not always reliable or else the connectors I purchased from the same company don't work (3 of 4 did not work)Customer Review: Not made in China.
Summary: 5 Stars
This crimper is high in quality, very far from the typical "made in China" crimpers that just end up in landfills after a couple uses.
The package says "Designed in USA. Made in Taiwan." Backed by a 2 year warranty so Trendnet certainly believes this to be of high quality. The one that comes directly from Amazon is hardware version 1.1R which seems to be the latest as of this review according to the Trendnet website.
The stripper does not work on all cables as pointed out by other users but this is a problem across all crimpers not just this one so do not bypass this product because it can't strip all cables perfectly. This problem occurs because the thickness of the outer insulation varies so it is hard to get it perfect for every possible cable diameter.
The ratchet mechanism seems rather useless or maybe mine is faulty because the knob to turn to release it is stuck and I usually have to close in the handles for it to automatically release. It only seems to lock the handles when they are about half way closed in but I don't know if that is how it's supposed to work or if mine is faulty. I think it should have been made to lock the handles closer to the fully closed-in position instead of half way. Either way, the ratchet handle-locking is not significant to me, as a crimper this tool does a fine job.