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<p>I will add an opinion to this discussion. There is no cure for an unreasonable inspector. However, if you are connecting non-aluminum conductors, try using NO-OX-ID A-SPECIAL electrical grade grease. <a href="https://www.sanchem.com/electrical-contact-lubricant.html">https://www.sanchem.com/electrical-contact-lubricant.html</a> This does an excellent job of excluding corrosive liquids and gases from the contact surfaces. I will continue to use Buchanan crimps and insulators where I dope the wires prior to crimping with the above grease. The crimp zone under the (4) indentors of the C-24 tool swage the wire strands into excellent contact and the grease keeps the joint sealed. If I expect the joint to be submersed, then a western-union wire-wrap splice for mechanical strength followed by soldering and encapsulation in adhesive-lined heat shrink tubing would be my choice. My two cents.</p>
<p>Eric Stevens</p>
<p>Vermont Made Energy</p>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><br />Today's Topics:<br /><br /> 1. Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes (AE Solar)<br /> 2. Re: [EXT] Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes (Isaac Opalinsky)<br /> 3. Re: Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes (Ray)<br /> 4. Re: [EXT] Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes (Brian Mehalic)<br /><br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Message: 1<br />Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:54:41 -0400<br />From: AE Solar <<a href="mailto:autonomousenergies@gmail.com">autonomousenergies@gmail.com</a>><br />To: RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br />Subject: [RE-wrenches] Buchanan Crimps in Outdoor Boxes<br />Message-ID:<br /> <<a href="mailto:CAHA29TRPdOqP0M7xVAqhHKDSaxUjLXh-o5OnabcVBGNu-Nu=dA@mail.gmail.com">CAHA29TRPdOqP0M7xVAqhHKDSaxUjLXh-o5OnabcVBGNu-Nu=dA@mail.gmail.com</a>><br />Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br /><br />Wrenchers,<br />Some point back we transitioned from polaris lugs to buchanan crimps/caps<br />(doping our wires in noalox) for our jbox splices. I know there have been a<br />few conversations on here about this. Seems like a much more robust<br />connection than anything we have used prior. But now we have an inspector<br />who isn't in support of using them for outdoor/damp locations. To be fair<br />(although it seems like a far superior connection) Ideal doesn't have<br />documentation to support outdoor use. I know a lot of folks on here have<br />had solid/long lasting results though. In any event, we may have to<br />transition away from buchanan crimps and wondering what you all recommend<br />as your second (or first) choice? Or if anyone has experience with<br />supporting this application when dealing with inspectors? Do we go back to<br />polaris lugs? I know there was a conversation a while back about failures<br />with those...<br />Thanks for any thoughts.<br />Adam<br /><br />Adam Katzman<br />Autonomous Energies<br />PO Box 1245<br />Kingston, NY 12402<br /><a href="http://www.autonomousenergies.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.autonomousenergies.com</a><br />(518) 567-1468<br />-------------- next part --------------<br />An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br />URL: <<a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20210816/cbeeadf3/attachment-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20210816/cbeeadf3/attachment-0001.html</a>><br /><br />------------------------------<br /><br /></div>
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