That's exactly what I do with my Klein hawkbill knife. My guys prefer a razor knife. I still find it hard to get the Magna Lugs on there. It is much easier with the flared lugs.
Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208 On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM Sindelar Solar via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > Jason, > Here's a simple trick for getting fine-stranded cable into a lug: Make two > very careful radial cuts around the end of the insulation, one at the > intended end of the insulation and a second about halfway or less toward > the cable end. Remove the ring of insulation closest to the end. Slide the > remaining ring to the end of the cable but don't remove it from the cable. > Press the cable end into the lug opening as far as it will go; the ring of > insulation holds the strands together. Slit the ring and push it the rest > of the way into the lug. Crimp. > Allan > > On 10/22/2024 12:03 PM, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches wrote: > > Maybe it's the lugs I am using, but even when I VERY carefully strip 4/0 > fine stranded cable, it is very difficult to get all strands into the lugs. > I don't think a mechanical stripper would be workable, but maybe I'm doing > something wrong. > > I gave up on Magna Lugs in favor of the flared lugs from PV-Cables.com. > Jason Szumlanski > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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