Crimp quality is good, adjustable from #8 up to 4/0, simple to use. I’ve done a bunch of #8, #4, and 2/0 so far and haven’t had a single loose crimp in the lot.I just started a thread on this crimper last night. Crimp quality is good? Easy to use?
I think I am buying one of these also.
Temco Lug Crimping Tool
Everybody has the Chinese hydraulic crimp tools with changable dies for around $60. Color me skeptical, but I wonder how well these actually work. I was reseaching crimpers and found this Temco crimp tool. No dies, you dial in the desired amount of crimp to suit your particular crimp lug and...diysolarforum.com
That‘s the same one I got, using Will’s link from the tools page. It’s a beast.I bought the smaller temco for a little less:
Single point crimp but suits my needs nicely. Could be used as a weapon, serious heft!
That is the one I am thinking about getting. I doubt if I will ever need to crimp bigger than 0000.That‘s the same one I got, using Will’s link from the tools page. It’s a beast.
Same here, figuring that would take me up to anything I’ll be likely to do myself!That is the one I am thinking about getting. I doubt if I will ever need to crimp bigger than 0000.
I just started a thread on this crimper last night. Crimp quality is good? Easy to use?
I think I am buying one of these also.
Temco Lug Crimping Tool
Everybody has the Chinese hydraulic crimp tools with changable dies for around $60. Color me skeptical, but I wonder how well these actually work. I was reseaching crimpers and found this Temco crimp tool. No dies, you dial in the desired amount of crimp to suit your particular crimp lug and...diysolarforum.com
What do you guys think about this Temco tools (Hammer crimp type) vs hexagonal crimp ones?.
Theoretically the hexagonal should be better as they put equal pressure on all the walls, getting a near perfect crimp. The temco maybe aren't as good as the pressure isn't equal.
I got good results with a chinese 16ton one:
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As you can see the wires are completely "melted" together.
Problem is the dies sometimes don't match with the lug sizes, so you need to guess and try to get the propper size, wasting some expensive lugs..
The Marine howto guy also mentions this problem, and he also doesn't like this "Hammer" type crimpers (Like temco), should be a good read:
Making Your Own Battery Cables - Marine How To
Pick Your Crimp Tool FTZ 94284 & Ancor Hammer Crimper TEMCO TH0005 & FTZ Bench Mount BUY FTZ 94284 CRIMP TOOL - BAY MARINEmarinehowto.com
i bought the one he recommends, FTZ 942984, looks good and you are suppose to get "Professional" level crimps... as ill be playing with 200A that should be good enough!
PD:
Temco also has hidraulic hexagonal crimp, has anyone testedthis?, if the dies are the correct size, its a pretty good option at 85USD:
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Does anyone use this crimper ? Thoughts for a newb?
Was thinking I could use it with my 1/4" impact....