Flexible Cables: Important Safety Issue [RE-wrenches]

[Kurt Albershardt]

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--On Thursday, August 26, 2004 8:47 PM -0700 Matt Tritt <solarone at charter.net> wrote:
>
> As far as crimp lugs go, I've always (well,
> maybe not always) used the heavy Magna lugs with three crimps. I got the
> crimper years ago from Dave Katz at AEE; one of my favorite tools.

We use a couple of different Burndy crimpers for most of our work:  A handheld tool that covers #8 through #2 and a larger bolt-cutter looking one that goes up to 4/0.  When working with the really big stuff we borrow a hydraulic tool from another contractor in town.

Like Matt said, when these suckers are crimped (after and appropriate dose of Sanchem amine goop of course), they are *permanent*.

I stock an assortment of Burndy YA series aircraft lugs for #8, #6, #4, and #2 for DC work.  Anything bigger we usually order for the job, mostly 2-hole long sleeve telecom lugs.

Finish it off with some glue-lined heatshrink and you have a really solid connection.






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