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jluckey(at)pacbell.net
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Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 2:27 pm Post subject: AMP Crimper Refurb?

I just ran across an old, rusty AMP 59824-1 crimping tool.  Its action is kinda gummed-up and needs a little TLC. 



Can someone recommend a Tool Repair company that could put this tool back into working condition for a reasonable price?

Or, maybe an exploded-view drawing.  I might attempt to fix it myself if I had a little  counseling & guidance 



TIA,

-Jeff

 

 

   



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Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:47 pm Post subject: AMP Crimper Refurb?

googled  AMP 59824-1 crimping tool. and lookie at what I found

 If this attachment doesn't come thru to you send me a private e-mail and  I'll send it to you By the way this is PDF so it can be slow to load

 Dick

  

  In a message dated 8/24/2013 5:28:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  jluckey(at)pacbell.net writes:

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		  AMP 59824-1 crimping  tool.

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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:23 am Post subject: AMP Crimper Refurb?

At 05:25 PM 8/24/2013, you wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		  I just ran across an old, rusty AMP 59824-1 crimping tool.  Its 

action is kinda gummed-up and needs a little TLC.



Can someone recommend a Tool Repair company that could put this tool 

back into working condition for a reasonable price?



Or, maybe an exploded-view drawing.  I might attempt to fix it 

myself if I had a little counseling & guidance 



TIA,



-Jeff


	


    Take care lest you put more $labor$ into

    a clean-up effort than it takes to buy one

    in good working condition. The only CRITICAL

    functions are die closures, smoothness of the

    die pressure areas and good order in the

    ratchet mechanism.



    Try dousing the thing with WD40 and then

    'work' the tool. If it does good crimps,

    then perhaps the best return on investment

    is to leave it's 'character' intact and

    chalk it up to a hard but not debilitating

    life.



    These tools probably don't have an official

    refurbishment manual . . . a manual for

    this kind of tool would probably be limited to

    disassemble, clean, reassemble and lubricate.

    I doubt that even the factory offers refurb

    services any more . . . the 'factory' is

    probably off shore and the costs of down

    time, shipping, overhaul labor is many times

    greater than any repair parts that might be

    needed.



    I'd oil it, blow it out, see if it produces

    attractive crimps and either (1) add it

    to the tool box or (2) offer a respectful

    trip into the recyclable steel bin.



    Bob . . .

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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:33 am Post subject: AMP Crimper Refurb?

At 12:45 AM 8/25/2013, you wrote:

  	  Quote: 	
		   googled  AMP 59824-1 crimping tool. and lookie at what I found

 If this attachment doesn't come thru to you send me a private e-mail and I'll send it to you By the way this is PDF so it can be slow to load

 Dick

  

 In a message dated 8/24/2013 5:28:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jluckey(at)pacbell.net writes:

   AMP 59824-1 crimping tool.

  	


    COOL! If anyone would offer the information,

    it would have to be AMP. Let us know what you've

    learned from your endeavors with this tool. . .

    especially the availability and price of any

    parts you may decide to replace.



    I sent an AMP tool back to a factory refurb

    service back about 1965 . . . my $25 t-head

    refugee from a salvage yard cost $75 to 'refurbish'

    but I have no idea what, if any, parts were replaced

    I still have the tool. It would be interesting to

    know what the same exchange of fees for goods 

    and services would cost today.



    You may have an opportunity to add to universe

    of knowledge here . . .



    Bob . . .



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jluckey(at)pacbell.net
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:53 am Post subject: AMP Crimper Refurb?

Based on Dick's finding the Instruction Sheet, I was then able to look-up the price of a Refurb Kit, ~$240 (ouch!).



Now another question:  How does this tool compare to the $40 crimpers that B&C sells?



Some criteria:

1. I'm not using the tool in a production environment.  I'll probably build & repair a couple of airplanes in my life time.

2. (at) $40 per unit for the B&C tool, I could buy 6 of them for the cost of 1 refurbishment kit



I will follow Bob's suggestion, below, and report back.

Thanks to Dick & Bob,

-Jeff



        From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" <nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com>

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At 05:25 PM 8/24/2013, you wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   I just ran across an old, rusty AMP 59824-1 crimping tool.  Its action is kinda gummed-up and needs a little TLC.

 

 Can someone recommend a Tool Repair company that could put this tool back into working condition for a reasonable price?

 

 Or, maybe an exploded-view drawing.  I might attempt to fix it myself if I had a little counseling & guidance 

 

 TIA,

 

 -Jeff


	


   Take care lest you put more $labor$ into

   a clean-up effort than it takes to buy one

   in good working condition. The only CRITICAL

   functions are die closures, smoothness of the

   die pressure areas and good order  in the

   ratchet mechanism.



   Try dousing the thing with WD40 and then

   'work' the tool. If it does good crimps,

   then perhaps the best return on investment

   is to leave it's 'character' intact and

   chalk it up to a hard but not debilitating

   life.



   These tools probably don't have an official

   refurbishment manual . . . a manual for

   this kind of tool would probably be limited to

   disassemble, clean, reassemble and lubricate.

   I doubt that even the factory offers refurb

   services any more . . . the 'factory' is

   probably off shore and the costs of down

   time, shipping, overhaul labor is many times

   greater than any repair parts that might be

   needed.



   I'd oil it, blow it out, see if it produces

   attractive crimps and either (1) add it

   to the tool  box or (2) offer a respectful

   trip into the recyclable steel bi=          - The AeroElectric-List Email Forum -ribution sp;                     &

 

 

  

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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:32 am Post subject: AMP Crimper Refurb?

At 10:51 AM 8/26/2013, you wrote:

  	  Quote: 	
		  Based on Dick's finding the Instruction Sheet, I was then able to look-up the price of a Refurb Kit, ~$240 (ouch!).



 Now another question:  How does this tool compare to the $40 crimpers that B&C sells? 	


 See  http://tinyurl.com/kfk6jss



 

 

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