The $225 price tag sounds great! I just bought the Rennsteig crimping tool (included correct locator and die for the MC4) for more than that. I chose this tool based on price and the ability to change dies (in hopes to evolve with the connectors). So far I am happy with it. I works smoothly, appears to be fairly user serviceable, German made a plus, and it should pay itself back in no time compared to buying pre-made cables (not to mention wasting short pieces of leftover wire). My 2 cents.
Andy Karnitz NABCEP Certified PV Installer Blue Skies Solar Renewable Energy Solutions CA lic. 916318 C46 Eureka, CA 95503 707-834-9434 --- On Wed, 2/17/10, Marco <ma...@pvthawaii.com> wrote: From: Marco <ma...@pvthawaii.com> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Rennsteig Crimper Tool To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 6:19 PM With all the changing connnectors, it's tough to keep up with having the right tools. To use the MC4 locking connector from Multi-Contact, you need to use the MC4 crimper pliers. Multi-Contact wants almost $400 for one while distributor is asking for something close $500. However I did find one from a company called Rennsteig Tools out of Ohio. They're selling them for $225/each. Question: does anyone have experience with this particular tool and the MC4 connector? thanks, marco ProVision Solar, Inc. Marco Mangelsdorf, President 69 Railroad Avenue, A-7 Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 969-3281, (808) 934-7462 fax www.provision-solar.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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