I have a new FTZ Crimp tool (the square crimp style). It's been adjusted to the specs in the manual (it's 15" between the handle ends with A/C dies set). I can't get it to 16" without removing the two washers put on at the factory. I'm chicken to take the adjusting bolt out for fear I won't get it back in...
The 4/0 dies come together with no lugs in the tool. When I crimp 4/0 cable with power lugs the dies don't touch. There's a small gap. The tool IS bottoming out where the handles meet the head.
I put 160 amps @ ~12 volts through the lugs and they did not get warm. I think between about 2' of cable and the two lugs it dropped 15mV. They never got warm to the touch.
Does this seem reasonable?
The 4/0 dies come together with no lugs in the tool. When I crimp 4/0 cable with power lugs the dies don't touch. There's a small gap. The tool IS bottoming out where the handles meet the head.
I put 160 amps @ ~12 volts through the lugs and they did not get warm. I think between about 2' of cable and the two lugs it dropped 15mV. They never got warm to the touch.
Does this seem reasonable?