Positioning a connector for crimping a ferrule onto a cable

1. An apparatus for crimping a ferrule onto a cable comprising:

a base to rest the cable on; and

a cable stop spaced from said base, said cable stop having a surface to rest a connector connected to an end of the cable, said surface being slanted downward and away from the connector.

2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said surface is slanted at an angle of 3-5 degrees from vertical.

3. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 further comprising a crimper that crimps the ferrule onto the cable, said crimper positioned over said base.

4. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 further comprising a clamp spaced from said base to hold the cable when the cable is being crimped.

5. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 further comprising an adjustment member connected to said cable stop, said adjustment member adjusting said cable stop to position the cable.

6. The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein a portion of said base extends underneath said cable stop.

7. The apparatus as recited in claim 6 wherein said portion of said base that extends underneath said cable stop has a depression so that a connector attached to the cable will stay aligned to the cable.

8. A method for crimping a ferrule onto a cable comprising the steps of:

resting the cable on a base; and

aligning a connector attached to an end of the cable against a surface of a cable stop slanted downward and away from the connector.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the connector is aligned against a surface of a cable stop slanted at an angle of 3-5 degrees from vertical.

10. The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising the step of crimping the ferrule onto the cable.

11. The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising the step of clamping the cable.

12. The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising the step of adjusting the cable stop to position the cable for crimping.

13. The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising positioning the connector over a depression of the base located under the cable stop.

14. An system for crimping a ferrule onto a cable comprising:

a base means for resting the cable on; and

a cable stop means spaced from said base means, said cable stop means having a surface to rest a connector connected to an end of the cable, said surface being slanted downward and away from the connector.

15. The system as recited in claim 14 wherein said surface is slanted at an angle of 3-5 degrees from vertical.

16. The system as recited in claim 14 further comprising a crimping means for crimping the ferrule onto the cable, said crimping means positioned over said base means.

17. The system as recited in claim 14 further comprising a clamp means spaced from said base means to hold the cable when the cable is being crimped.

18. The system as recited in claim 14 further comprising an adjustment means connected to said cable stop means, said adjustment means for adjusting said cable stop means to position the cable.

19. The system as recited in claim 14 wherein a portion of said base means extends underneath said cable stop means.

20. The apparatus as recited in claim 19 wherein said portion of said base means that extends underneath said cable stop means has a depression so that a connector attached to the cable will stay aligned to the cable.