M-C tool recommendations? [RE-wrenches]

[Jay Peltz, Peltz Power]

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Hi Mick,

I bought the tool, as there is no way to crimp these without it.

The old MC2, I just crimped with a regular crimper and it worked fine.

But the MC4, is way different.

And I really love to keep wire loss to minimum and its very easy to  
build as well.  Also if you were to ever have a bad end on a panel,  
you would need the tool to "fix" it.

thanks,
jay

peltz power
On Feb 13, 2008, at 9:09 PM, Mick Abraham wrote:

>
> Hi, Wrenchers~
>
> I resisted the urge to buy tools for Multi-Contact 3mm plug  
> connectors.
> I've just been buying pre-fab extension cords longer than needed...but
> wasting a bit of wire.
>
> Now that M-C 3mm seems to be in sunset mode, I'm happy that I held  
> back.
> My dilemma now is whether or not to buy the tools for M-C 4mm. I'm
> trying to ignore the Tyco plugs...at least for now.
>
> It seems that Multi-Contact is not the only game in town for crimping
> the M-C plugs...or is it the only UL-recognized game in town? I see  
> that
> AEE Solar lists a "RENNTOOL CRIMPER FOR TYCO, MC3, MC4", but  
> there's not
> much description, no photo, etc.
>
> If I could reduce my waste of #10 USE wire by "only a thousand feet or
> so", I could cover the cost of a crimp tool. That would require the
> remainder of my career as a solar small timer, but pure ROI  
> calculations
> aren't everything. Convenient, quick make up of special length plug
> leads is hard to place a dollar value on. On the other hand, maybe I
> should forget the tools and keep buying the extension cords...
>
> Sorry, no more thinking aloud. I'd like to know if the "Renntool"
> produces a UL compliant connector or if the Wrenchers have any other
> recommendations. Feel free to reply on the List or off. I sometimes
> search eBay for used/surplus M-C tools, but they're too exotic, I
> suppose.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mick Abraham, Proprietor
> www.abrahamsolar.com
>
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