[RE-wrenches] Electric Crimper Recommendations

[Corey Shalanski]

Hi Chris,

When our company began installing utility-scale PV projects, we purchased a
Milwaukee M18 FORCE LOGIC crimper (
https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Electrical-Installation/Crimpers).
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.

--
Corey Shalanski
Jah Light Solar
Portland, Jamaica


On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 4:40 PM Chris Sparadeo <sparadeo.chris at gmail.com
> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I’m 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.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -Chris
> --
> Chris Sparadeo
>
>
> C_802-369-4458
> H_802-728-3059
>
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