<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Chris,</div><div><br></div><div>When our company began installing utility-scale PV projects, we purchased a Milwaukee M18 FORCE LOGIC crimper (<a href="https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Electrical-Installation/Crimpers">https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Electrical-Installation/Crimpers</a>). I haven't personally worked with any other brands of electric crimpers, so I cannot offer any comparative feedback, but as you said it definitely "cut down on the struggle" and quickly became a prized tool amongst our installers. Since we worked with a wide variety of equipment (inverters, switchboards, transformers, etc.) with a variety of conductor sizes, we opted to purchase one of the accompanying multi-size die kits. All in, I recall the crimper + die kit costing us around $3000. I'm guessing you would be able to bypass the whole-hog die kit and instead purchase just a few different die sizes for your battery lugs - and thereby save some money.</div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div>Corey Shalanski</div><div>Jah Light Solar</div><div>Portland, Jamaica</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 4:40 PM Chris Sparadeo <<a href="mailto:sparadeo.chris@gmail.com" target="_blank">sparadeo.chris@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>Hi all,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I\u2019m wondering if anyone has recommendations for an electric crimper tool for battery lugs? I see that they can get expensive quickly, but a tool that cuts down on the struggle is a tool worth considering.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks in advance!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">-Chris </div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Chris Sparadeo</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>C_802-369-4458</div><div>H_802-728-3059</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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