[RE-wrenches] #2 -#8 AWG Crimpers

[Kirpal Khalsa]

Luke, Mick Jay.....Thank you for the feedback..I just ordered a set of the
cub crimpers...I think it is going to be a useful addition to our tool
chest.
What  prompted this is that we often solder our ring terminals on but it
tends to stiffen the copper wire.....We use alot of the Midnite panel mount
breakers and the 300VDC breakers still have the really chincy terminal
posts which break off with just the slightest twisting of the wire....Over
the years Outback Power also used those breakers and we have piles of those
brand new crappy breakers which have a broken terminal post....I noted some
of the single pole panel mount breakers have a sturdier terminal post and
this problem is going away....I am hoping this can happen for all the panel
mount breakers these manufacturers sell.
Made me realize a high quality crimp without the stiffening of the wire
will help reduce this problem.  Those breakers are expensive!
Thanks for the advice!!

Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
Oregon Solarworks LLC
www.oregonsolarworks.com
541-218-0201 m
541-299-0402 o

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Luke Christy <sgsrenewables at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Khirpa,
> We use a high quality mini hex crimper with rotatable dies for #8-1/0 AWG.
> It is basically a miniature version of the Hex-Crimp battery lug crimper
> sold by Quick Cable. The one I have is older and no longer has the
> manufacturer label, but I believe it was marketed as a Cub Crimper. A quick
> web search shows that there is still a similar crimper sold under that
> name. At any rate, I have been very pleased with this crimper, and I'd
> recommend it.
>
> Best,
> -Luke
>
> On Jun 4, 2015, at 12:11 PM, Kirpal Khalsa <solarworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Greetings wrenches. ....we would like to vet a good quality crimper for
> crimping copper ring terminals to our mid range wire sizes....Any of you
> have a good quality crimping tool you can recommend. ...wire sizes I am
> looking to crimp are #2-#8 AWG.....
> > Thanks in advance!
> > Kirpal Khalsa
> > Oregon Solarworks
> >
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