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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Am:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Check with PV Cables to see if they have a recommendation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">William</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Miller Solar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">805-438-5600</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.millersolar.com/"><span style="color:blue">www.millersolar.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">CA Lic. 773985</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sam Haraldson via RE-wrenches<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 22, 2024 11:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Cc:</b> Sam Haraldson<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Power Crimper and Stripper Recommendations and Questions</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Wrenches,</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">We are embarking on a project in November that has enough battery cable and terminal crimps to justify researching and buying power tools specific to the task. If other Wrenches have product recommendations I'll take them. The battery wire we've spec'd is 4/0 copper (UL 1283 / MTW / THW). </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">For the stripper should I be looking for a stripper that works for copper "<span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">THHN / XHHW" or</span> "RHW / RHH / USE"? Logic would suggest THHN but I don't know enough about the individual properties of these wire types to understand the pros and cons of how well it will strip the wire given the different insulating jacket thicknesses.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">So far in my initial research I have only found crimpers that are lineman-specific and haven't dived into the realm of automotive tools so any direction that folks could throw my way along this avenue will also be appreciated. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Sam </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><div><div><div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 7.5pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://onsiteenergyinc.com/&source=gmail-html&ust=1677085494759000&usg=AOvVaw2NN36GoM1sjnS4RdC8Svt-" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="86" height="86" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://i.postimg.cc/4xVVZ5jT/email-logo.png" alt="OnSite Energy"></span></a></span></p></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#514ca0;text-transform:uppercase">SAM HARALDSON </span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#514ca0;text-transform:uppercase"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#514ca0;text-transform:uppercase"></span></b></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 3.75pt 0in 0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#f9a145">Operations Specialist</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#514ca0">(406) 551-6135</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:8.0pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#514ca0">1515 N. 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