On 5/20/20 07:16, Ken Hohhof wrote:
I have a Greenlee K05-1GL crimper and it has been fine for my purposes. As
far as lugs I mostly use T&B but Burndy, Panduit, etc. are all pretty much
interchangeable. The longer lugs that get crimped twice are perhaps a
little better for critical applications
From: AF On Behalf Of Caleb Knauer
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 9:00 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground lugs and tools
Thanks y'all!
On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 6:04 PM wrote:
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> Burndy crimpers are very nice. Very expensive too.
>
> -Origina
Thanks y'all!
On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 6:04 PM wrote:
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> Burndy crimpers are very nice. Very expensive too.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Bill Prince
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 4:02 PM
> To: af@af.afmug.com
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground lugs and tools
Burndy crimpers are very nice. Very expensive too.
-Original Message-
From: Bill Prince
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 4:02 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ground lugs and tools
I got one a long time ago from Harbor Freight (no comments please). It
was only about $60
I got one a long time ago from Harbor Freight (no comments please). It
was only about $60, and I think it is rated at 8 tons. It comes in a
nice case and has a bunch of different sized dies. I think I got it
originally to crimp some stainless cable rail ends. I didn't have high
expectations for
My favorite by far is cadweld - but obviously that doesn’t work everywhere.
Panduit CT-720 with a CD-720PV8-2 crimp die. Expensive, but it works for 2-8
AWG wire lugs and you can purchase other dies if you need larger.
Mark
> On May 19, 2020, at 5:42 PM, Caleb Knauer wrote:
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> What is ever
I like my hydraulic crimper. it is a 15 ton (I think) and is supposedly
equivalent to exothermic welds. A bit heavy and bulky but you don't have to
worry about burning the building down or getting hot work permits. We have
copper crimps that have a #2 and 2/0 slot on one side and a 1/4 bar slot on
