Aloha Marco....<div>We are also happy with the Rennsteig tool.....well made...need to keep it oiled to prevent rust, works well, like the interchangeable dies, it has already paid for itself.....we also got the wire stripper and are also happy with that....the cutters are high quality but regular angle cutters work fine as well.......we love the flexibility to make our custom length homeruns on site with minimal waste......<div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 8:54 AM, a karnitz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:blueskiessolar@yahoo.com">blueskiessolar@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit">The $225 price tag sounds great! I just bought the Rennsteig crimping tool (included correct locator and die for the MC4) for more than that. I chose this tool based on price and the ability to change dies (in hopes to evolve with the connectors). So far I am happy with it. I works smoothly, appears to be fairly user serviceable, German made a plus, and it should pay itself back in no time compared to buying pre-made cables (not to mention wasting short pieces of leftover wire). My 2 cents.<br>
<font color="#0000bf"><div><font size="1"> </font><br><span style="font-weight:bold"><br><font face="arial">Andy Karnitz</font></span></div> <div><font face="arial"><span style="font-weight:bold"><font size="1">NABCEP Certified PV Installer</font></span></font></div>
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<br>--- On <b>Wed, 2/17/10, Marco <i><<a href="mailto:marco@pvthawaii.com" target="_blank">marco@pvthawaii.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px">
<br>From: Marco <<a href="mailto:marco@pvthawaii.com" target="_blank">marco@pvthawaii.com</a>><br>Subject: [RE-wrenches] Rennsteig Crimper Tool<br>To: "'RE-wrenches'" <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 6:19 PM<br><br><div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">With all the
changing connnectors, it's tough to keep up with having the right
tools.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">To use the MC4
locking connector from Multi-Contact, you need to use the MC4 crimper
pliers.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">Multi-Contact wants
almost $400 for one while distributor is asking for something close
$500.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">However I did find
one from a company called Rennsteig Tools out of Ohio. They're selling
them for $225/each.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">Question: does
anyone have experience with this particular tool and the MC4
connector?</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">thanks,
</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" size="2">marco</font></span></div>
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