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  1. W

    Cheap crimping tool!!

    I bought this from ebay, Crimping tool from 6mm to 50mm very resonable price and works a treat!! Got to be the cheapest around and to be fair its well made aswell Thought I share it with the community!! NEW CRIMPING TOOL NETWORK CRIMPER CABLE CUTTER TOOL HAND TOOL CRIMPER 6- 50 mm ² | eBay
  2. UKMeterman

    Electricity Safety Council and suggested crimping tools

    Hi, Could the group review the left hand photo on this page Industry : Electrical Safety Council and let me know what you think? Uk Meterman
  3. V

    Solar crimping tool

    Now out of the solar game and selling my crimping tool on Its a rachet version, i paid around £50, will accept £25 + £3 postage Also selling a Solar Irradiance Meter, please see other thread
  4. D

    Meter crimping tool/tags

    Looking to buy a crimping tool fr re-crimping tags on a meter, only ones i can find are the round crimps which surely the suppliers dont even use ? Anyone have any ideas on whats the best way or where to buy a decent set with the flat tags in ? Cheers
  5. Amp David

    Crimping tool

    When it comes to crimping uninsulated lugs, whats best, a crimp tool thats does a hex shaped crimp or one that makes an indent into the terminal. Just got a crimp tool, similar to this link but made by Tyco Electronics. CMP8 Copper Tube Hex Crimp Crimper 6mm2 - 50mm2 Cable Size Tool is 39cm...
  6. D

    Crimping and plastering over?

    Asked about this a while back, but read a few things since that have made me wonder if I was doing the right thing... Got to join 2 pieces of T+E in the middle of a wall for a light switch. The rest of the cabling is plastered over. I'm intending to plaster over the joint too when it's made...
    • DNS1
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    • aus crimping
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: Australia
  7. J

    Crimping lateral mains

    Hi, Anyone here see any problems crimping 16mm lateral mains as a repair as opposed to re-running a complete new cable? I'm talking line, neautral and earth for 12 flats, 60Amp fuse. Junkies keep on nicking all the cable. Thanks Jammin
    • jamminuk
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    • aus cable crimping crimps exposed insulated mains
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  8. G

    Recommend a MC4 crimping tool and cable stripper kit or seperates

    Can anybody recommend a MC4 crimping tool and cable stripper, either sold as a set or individual and please don't tell me to wait until the 8th December when there will be loads going spare!
  9. P

    Crimping

    Does anyone out there prefer crimping to connector blocks? Over the last year or so I have found myself crimping at nearly every opportunity when fitting lights over using the connector blocks that are usually in the fitting, (providing there is enough slack cable for future change of fitting)...
    • p11jor
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    • aus crimping
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Australia
  10. N

    Through Crimping question?

    A guy on the job im on at the minute (O.A.P court/block of flats) has through crimped the 25mm tails from the meter to the DB twice (20m run). To me the fact that tails are double insulated in the first place to the current rating of the cable but has twice been taking down to a bare metal crimp...
  11. S

    Extending cables for assessment.

    Hi all. got my first elecsa assessment in a few weeks. doing a cu change for it, but was wondering what the best way to extend some of the cable going into the board would be, I was going to thru crimp inside the cu, would that be ok for the assessment. thanks
    • spraymate1
    • Thread
    • assessment aus cables crimp crimping extend extending
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  12. S

    Snapped Live Wire when changing sockets

    Hi All, when changing a socket front, the red live wire snapped (old twin 2.5mm and earth)looks like there was a nick in the insulation so I have lost about 30mm of the end of the wire and now the live wont stretch to the live terminal on the socket front. Is there a way of extending the red...
    • stevetwigs
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    • aus changing crimp crimping insulated live socket sockets wire
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Australia
  13. T

    Industrial lug crimp tool??

    Well.... I'm after one but struggling to find one that's not in the £££ hundreds... Are they generally this expensive? I want something that will crimp 25mm and upwards.. Anyone recommend anything?
  14. O

    Crimping

    Just doing a bit of crimping practise on 6mm using the yellow crimps, I have a ratchet crimper, but I am sure that I can see metal through the crimp, is this normal or is something wrong??. As I have said, it is a ratchet crimper so it only releases when the crimp is finished. If I crimp and...
    • olsonn
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    • aus crimping
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Australia
  15. sparky3366

    10mm ratchet crimping tool

    Does anyone know where I can buy a crimping tool for 10-16mm earth lugs? It needs to be online as I cant get away during the day...really stuck...
  16. mechelec

    Safe isolation lockout kit and bootlace ferrule crimping pliers

    Safe isolation lockout kit and kewtchnik bootlace ferrule crimping pliers both listed on fleabay if anyone is interested crimping plieres listing no 180622236700 lockout kit listing no 180622241878
  17. F

    Klein Pliers / Connector Crimpers Model 12098

    I'm looking for a set of Klein pliers / connector crimpers model 12098. The Klein universal pliers / connector crimpers have a crimping die behind the hinge for superior leverage while crimping.Does anyone know where I can find a pair of these pliers,tryed ordering from USA but they want min...
  18. D

    MC4 crimping tool - needed?!

    Hi, Could I ask if we can get away without buying the specialist MC4 crimping tool? It's £200 at the moment and I'm not sure how necessary it is.. Cheers! DomB
  19. C

    need a crimping tool any advis please

    i has said i am looking for a new crimping tool my boss uses a ck one (red,blue,yellow) crimps and it seems to be ok is there ant better ones and does anyone know where i can get them for a good price a link would be great folks and cheers in advance
    • chopper
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    • aus crimping please tool
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  20. M

    crimping

    lads u know d new regs say all stranded cables must be crimped now, u know the wires in plugs are now crimped on the ends. where can i buy the butts
    • m25maintenance
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    • aus crimping
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Australia

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