Gary, I use the IT-1000 here. If your connectors have a removable back side (with O-ring seal) place it on the the cable first. Then hand twist the connector onto the stripped coax (gloves help.) You should be able to hand-seat it to where the center conductor is flush with the connector shell, and you'll see the dielectric when looking into the connector. Then use the IT-1000 to perform the final crimp by placing the connector into the end of the tool and squeezing the handle. Be sure to order some extra blades for your IT-1000; they definately don't last forever.
If you have the newer connectors with the non-removable back seal (like the red S&S series) just push the entire connector on until seated as above, then crimp. It takes a bit more force to put the newer one-piece Snap-nSeal connectors onto the coax. The newer connectors just barely fit into the crimping compression slot on my 15-year old IT-1000, but they do fit. 73, Kirk K4RO _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
