Cable lug crimping tool for 8AWG - 1/0AWG
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I haven't used those but I did get this one for my battery connections. It worked great.
https://www.amazon.com/TEMCo-Hammer...43f-4741-a772-17cad7536576&tag=gearpublish-20
https://www.amazon.com/TEMCo-Hammer...43f-4741-a772-17cad7536576&tag=gearpublish-20
Yes, they are good enough, typically you have to use a size lower than the tool suggests and you can't do it all in 1 go or it leaves a barb...
Give it a squeze, rotate crimp, then another squeeze, rotate crimp and by the third time you should be able to close the handles completely
I used that hammer crimper but I didn't use any sort of hammer. I put the crimper in a vise and squeezed it to make great crimps. So much easier than whacking away with a hammer.
I just received this one from Amazon. Took a look at the cables with my Renogy inverter and they show the hex crimp, but I'm sure they're using something industrial.
I have the set also, and for small stuff, they work just fine.
It’s a thin crimp, so I crimp in two places.
It’s a thin crimp, so I crimp in two places.
I like this one much better.
Will recommended it in some of his battery builds, and I use it on my bigger projects.
So much faster than hydraulic.
Will recommended it in some of his battery builds, and I use it on my bigger projects.
So much faster than hydraulic.
BobCollins
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Alternatively, get the TEMCo Hydraulic crimper TH1818. I did. It is an indent crimper like the TH0012 tool above.
TEMCo has a discussion on why an indent crimper is much better for those of us not in a production environment. A quick summary: for hex crimpers to work properly, the crimper die, the lug. and the wire must all be designed to work with each other. An indent crimper is much more tolerant of tools and components sourced separately.
@taltom please take a look above at how I trimmed your URL link.
All the rest is extra junk and there was a lot of it !
On point, I like my IWISS crimper and as mentioned you can usually get two crimps on one connector neck.
chrisski
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Question was for the crimper, but I found the wire cutters in the picture quite the workout when used towards the max rating and prefer a ratcheting cutter:
For the crimping tool, I almost got something similar, but got a hydraulic crimper, so no experience.
For the crimping tool, I almost got something similar, but got a hydraulic crimper, so no experience.
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I have used mine at least 150 times... Works great
No Idea
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I have that one (AWG) and a hydraulic crimper (mm2) and all my crimps are mm2 but as BobCollins said they all have to be designed to work with each other. Obviously the AWG has issues but I was disappointed the mm2 crimper doesnt work with my mm2 crimps. Also my wire perfectly filling the crimps is a rare occurence. No goldilocks wire or crimps where I live.
I have a hand indent ratcheting crimper that works great with everything up to 10mm2 and i can double indent or smaller indent for loose fitting wire. So I will look for a bigger indent crimper. Sick of fiddling with hex.
I have a hand indent ratcheting crimper that works great with everything up to 10mm2 and i can double indent or smaller indent for loose fitting wire. So I will look for a bigger indent crimper. Sick of fiddling with hex.
I like my tecmo 1818, no fiddling around looking for dies except if you want to swap the + with the - die.
It's is almost impossible to get a bad crimp with it. I have yet to cut a lug in half to check but it sure seems like it turns it into a solid mass.
It's is almost impossible to get a bad crimp with it. I have yet to cut a lug in half to check but it sure seems like it turns it into a solid mass.
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I know the OP wants 8 to 4/0 but I just wanted to share my happy crimpers
John Frum
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I haven't seen anything like that since the Spanish Inquisition.
If I had the ability to machine it, I would build a cutting die for my TEMCo hydraulic crimper.
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Has anyone used this? You got my blood boiling reminding me of all my crappy big crimping efforts. I can get the Temco mechanical lug crimper but I think I saw Will in one of his videos use this one in with an impact driver?
It says it also does up to 4/0
It says it also does up to 4/0
cuts cable like butter. Cuts so smoothly I wish I could use it more.
From your link...
What the heck I'd be more concerned about the 3 year old chopping his fingers off with those than choking on a small part.
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What kind of wire and what awg?
Big difference between welding cable and xhhw.
I have the smaller version of that, and it cuts like butter.
Then, welding cable whatever... Germans know how to make a tool...
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I doubt the product description can tell me what type of wire at what gauge you were cutting so smoothly.
BTW I did look at the product description before I posted and I just checked again.
Oh look, I've incremented my post count again.
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I should have provided more context with my post. I'm typically cutting 2/0 or 6 gauge cable. A cutting die for the hydraulic crimper would allow me to easily cut 2/0 cable using the same tool that I use for crimping with a lot less effort than a set of pliers-like cutters can. I have a set of Klein cutters rated to 2/0 and they really struggle to cut 2/0, but work well with 6 gauge.
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Nobody answered my post about the 3 point crimper with an electric impact. So much cheaper than the Temco
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