I have a couple of those cheap chinese metric hydraulic crimpers. They crimp fine, there is a conversion table in the box for AWG sizes. It's a lot cheaper to give each crew a $40 crimper than sharing a $2,000 Greenlee, and when the seals go you buy another one.
On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 11:29 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm with Ray on this, Allan. 27 years of using Burndy and Greenlee > crimpers with tinned copper lugs on battery and inverter cables without a > failure says a lot. Like Ray, we do set it a little "tighter" than the > scale indicates. > > Daryl > > > > If there actually is a small hydraulic pump connected between those > > handles? > > I have had previous experience a lot Chinese hydraulics, engines, > > generators > > > > Chinese hydraulics and engines have bad habits of seeping oil if not > > downright leaking! > > Their certainly looks like there's no room there for a reasonably sized > > reservoir to store the hydraulic oil. > > > > If it's being sold for 50 bucks it's probably coming out of China for 10 > ! > > > > Then you still have to consider the fact that if, unless it has changed I > > believe the crimpers still need to be UL listed > > > > No way they're going to spend the money for that! > > > > Interesting toy to play with but I don't think it would hold up, do good > > cramps or be legal > > > > > > Bob Ellison > > > >> On Feb 6, 2015, at 6:35 PM, Allan Sindelar <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Wrenches, > >> Has anyone used the cheap Chinese hydraulic cable crimpers? Any field > >> reports? Dies appear to be metric; do they correspond to AWG? All of > >> these kits run about $45, which is absurd, as a Klein manual crimper for > >> up to 4/0 runs $200+, and that's what I expected to buy before I came > >> across lots of these on Ebay. > >> > >> An example: > >> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-Ton-Hydraulic-Wire-Crimper-Crimping-Tool-11-Dies-Battery-Cable-Lug-Terminal-/310896486645?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4862dfe8f5 > >> > >> I'm hesitant without good reviews, but it's tempting. No lectures, > >> please. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Allan > >> > >> -- > >> Allan Sindelar > >> [email protected] > >> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional > >> NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional > >> New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician > >> Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc. > >> 505 780-2738 cell > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > >> > >> List Address: [email protected] > >> > >> Change listserver email address & settings: > >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > >> > >> List-Archive: > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > >> > >> List rules & etiquette: > >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > >> > >> Check out or update participant bios: > >> www.members.re-wrenches.org > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > > > List Address: [email protected] > > > > Change listserver email address & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List-Archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out or update participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- Chris Mason NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™ Solar Design Engineer Generac Generators Industrial technician www.cometsolar.com <http://www.cometenergysystems.com> 264.235.5670 869.662.5670 Skype: netconcepts
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