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Posted by john weaver on May 11, 2009, 5:00 pm
john weaver had written this in response to
http://www.thestuccocompany.com/maintenance/Re-Powered-crimping-tool-equivalent-to-COPALUM-tool-21503-.htm
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Harry
Email me at john.weaver@tycoelectronics.com if you have any questions on
Copalum or termination methodology
All, you should all know that in this business, you do get what you pay
for. Cheap connectors are cheap connectors. Been in this industry for
long enough to see the tricks people play.
Thanks
John
daestrom wrote:
> message
>> Apparently the COPALUM tool I mentioned in the original post does
>> in
>> fact create a cold weld to the aluminum and copper. Which means
>> the
>> equivalent tool I'm trying to find would also have to be able to
>> create
>> enough pressure to do the same ... am I correct in assuming that
>> that
>> rules out hand operated crimping tools and only leaves powered
>> ones?
> Small lugs and connector pin crimping tools, such as those by AMP and
> Amphenol for signal cables (e.g. 18 AWG and smaller) also create
> 'coldweld'
> crimps, using just hand tools. But for anything larger such as 12AWG
> and
> larger, I think you'd pretty much have to use something with a lot of
> mechanical advantage such as hydraulic.
> daestrom
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Tyco Electronics
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