The FIRST repair doc example shows the fix on the male end for some reason so thats what the student did (actually a junior mentor). At that point, we were stuck fixing the male end. You are quite right if we had fixed the female end, it probably would have worked as there is no metal hood to buckle (spread apart) under vice pressure. Good idea re doing the repair using a pair of connectors.
Just another hair pulling FIRST adventure a day or two before bagging
