Irreversible Splice? [RE-wrenches]

[David Brearley]

August,

You are looking for a C-Tap and a crimper tool.  

Go to Tessco.com and search for "Compression C Taps".  These C-Taps are
sized according to the conductors being irreversibly crimped together and
you need to specify the part number accordingly.  

After you find the right sized taps, search for the crimp tool: Part # 54536
- Crimper 8-4/0.  The crimper tool looks like a battery terminal crimper and
costs about as much, close to $200.00 for one with a wide range.  The jaws
of the crimper tool and the taps are color coded.

You'll wonder how you ever lived without it.  It is definitely a tool you
will use again and again.  

I hope this helps.

David Brearley
NABCEP Certified Solar PV System Installer (TM)
 
Meridian Energy Systems
(TECL #24461)
2300 S. Lamar, Suite 107
Austin, TX 78704
512-448-0055 (ph)
512-448-0045 (fax)
www.meridiansolar.com
 
-----Original Message-----
From: August Goers [mailto:august at luminalt.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:06 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: RE: Irreversible Splice? [RE-wrenches]


All -

We're in a situation where the city is requiring the use of an irreversible
butt splice to join a broken #8 grounding electrode conductor from our
inverter. The problem is that the grounding electrode conductor is run in
the walls and covered with sheetrock and is not long enough to make it to
our inverter. Anyway, I've been looking for one of these irreversible crimps
and am having a very hard time finding one. The inspector recommended a
Burndy PN YGC8C8 but I can't find any in stock.

Does anyone know of any splices/tools which might work? Thanks!

August Goers

Luminalt Energy Corporation
Office:  (415) 564-7652
Mobile: (415) 559-1525
www.luminalt.com
august at luminalt.com 


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