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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I’ve waged a 3-month battle with our purchasing department
to get the Rennsteig crimpers into our stock. It’s much less expensive,
better quality, and does a tighter crimp than the MC tool. But…if
you actually read the 4-page crimping instructions for MC4 connectors,
Multi-Contact is highly specific that only their expensive tool is to be used.
(On which they’re making about a $200 profit per crimper.) Therefore, any
cable ends assembled with the Rennsteig tool could be deemed non-NEC compliant.
But really, when was the last time an inspector demanded to see the tool you
used to produce your interconnect cables?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I eventually won this battle. We’re happy to offer a wide
range of Rennsteig crimping, stripping, and cutting tools for MC4, MC3, and
Tyco connectors, plus a selection of dies so one crimper can handle all the
different connectors. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Doug Pratt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>DC Power Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marco<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 17, 2010 6:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Rennsteig Crimper Tool<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>With
all the changing connnectors, it's tough to keep up with having the right
tools.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To
use the MC4 locking connector from Multi-Contact, you need to use the MC4
crimper pliers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Multi-Contact
wants almost $400 for one while distributor is asking for something close $500.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>However
I did find one from a company called Rennsteig Tools out of Ohio. They're
selling them for $225/each.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Question:
does anyone have experience with this particular tool and the MC4 connector?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>thanks,
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>marco</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>ProVision Solar, Inc. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Marco Mangelsdorf, President <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>69 Railroad Avenue, A-7 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(808) 969-3281, (808) 934-7462 fax <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.provision-solar.com/">www.provision-solar.com</a>
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