Hi Chris, When our company began installing utility-scale PV projects, we purchased a Milwaukee M18 FORCE LOGIC crimper ( https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Electrical-Installation/Crimpers). I haven't personally worked with any other brands of electric crimpers, so I cannot offer any comparative feedback, but as you said it definitely "cut down on the struggle" and quickly became a prized tool amongst our installers. Since we worked with a wide variety of equipment (inverters, switchboards, transformers, etc.) with a variety of conductor sizes, we opted to purchase one of the accompanying multi-size die kits. All in, I recall the crimper + die kit costing us around $3000. I'm guessing you would be able to bypass the whole-hog die kit and instead purchase just a few different die sizes for your battery lugs - and thereby save some money.
-- Corey Shalanski Jah Light Solar Portland, Jamaica On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 4:40 PM Chris Sparadeo <[email protected] > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I’m wondering if anyone has recommendations for an electric crimper tool > for battery lugs? I see that they can get expensive quickly, but a tool > that cuts down on the struggle is a tool worth considering. > > Thanks in advance! > > -Chris > -- > Chris Sparadeo > > > C_802-369-4458 > H_802-728-3059 >
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