Advice needed regarding crimping large Anderson SB175 connectors

littleharbor2 said:

I found and purchased this extensive set of dies from Temco. There's a + size in addition to the standard size dies and a huge variety of sizes.

TEMCo TH0415 32-Pair Die Set for the TH0005 Hydraulic Cable Lug Crimper | eBay

TEMCo ID: TH0415. Type: Hydraulic Crimper. "I have always been delighted with the service from TEMCo. About TEMCo. Designed for 10 Gauge through 600 MCM. Includes 32 Die Sets (10, 10+, 8, 8+, 6, 6+, 4, 4+, 2, 2+, 1, 1+, 1/0, 1/0+, 2/0, 2/0+, 3/0, 3/0+, 4/0, 4/0+, 250 MCM, 250 MCM+. ).

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robbob2112 said:

I generally use windy nation welding wire. The other stuff I have used that is good is Shirbly brand.

Do yourself a favor and get a wire size guage. There will be some deviation depending on wire type, i.e. fine stranded welding wire is bigger than course THHN. They will be close though.

I have read good things about https://www.batterycablesusa.com/

The silver white you are seeing on the real anderson pins is silver oxide. The real deal has a thick coating of pure silver plating.

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smieglitz said:

Thanks for the link. I just measued the dies I have and the Temco set isn't compatible. Looks like I'll have to purchase the Temco crimper and die set. I wonder if local electrical supply companies might rent them.

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littleharbor2 said:

Well, I have to say, I have one of the 45 dollar 16 ton crimpers and these Temco dies fit my crimper just fine.

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smieglitz said:

Thanks for your input.

I see that Temco sells individual die pairs for under $20. That may be the path I should take to see if they fit/work in my crimper before spending between $90 to $150 on something that I'll have very limited use for. Some of the dies I already have may work well enough given a bit more practice on my part.

Can I ask why you replaced your OEM crimper dies with the Temco set? Did they somehow fail or were they also under- or oversized for AWG lugs?

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