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rickofudall

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 1:45 pm Post subject: Harbor Freight Hydraulic Crimper

HFT sent me a 20% off coupon with no limit on sale items so I treated myself to one of their Hydraulic Crimping Tools (part no 66150) for $39.95. When I got it home I was surprised at how small the crimping dies were. I'm not sure they're sized for the wire, much less the connector.  The picture shows the AWG 4 dies with an Amp # 4 connector.

Does anyone have experience using this tool? I'd like to hear from you before I make up my mind whether to keep the tool or not.

 Rick Girard

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 4:13 pm Post subject: Harbor Freight Hydraulic Crimper

At 05:31 PM 5/4/2011, you wrote:

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		  HFT sent me a 20% off coupon with no limit on sale items so I 

treated myself to one of their Hydraulic Crimping Tools (part no 

66150) for $39.95. When I got it home I was surprised at how small 

the crimping dies were. I'm not sure they're sized for the wire, 

much less the connector.

The picture shows the AWG 4 dies with an Amp # 4 connector.

Does anyone have experience using this tool? I'd like to hear from 

you before I make up my mind whether to keep the tool or not.


	


    Go ahead and put a terminal onto a 4AWG wire

    and see what it looks like. I might have you send

    me the installed terminal and I'll slice it open

    for microscopic examination. How many die sets

    come with the tool?

   Bob . . .

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 4:24 pm Post subject: Harbor Freight Hydraulic Crimper

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Does anyone have experience using this tool? I'd like to hear from 

you before I make up my mind whether to keep the tool or not.


	


   Did you check out the reviews on the website?



http://www.harborfreight.com/hydraulic-wire-crimping-tool-66150.html



   One reviewer suggested that the dies remind him more

   of tools for installing wire-rope fittings than for

   copper wire. Other folks have reported good results

   but universal disappointment on the squash-ears that

   result from having too much copper in the mash-up.



   Put some terminals on an enlighten us with your

   own perceptions.

   Bob . . .

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rickofudall

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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 5:14 pm Post subject: Harbor Freight Hydraulic Crimper

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Rick



On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III <nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com (nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com)> wrote:

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 At 05:31 PM 5/4/2011, you wrote:

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		   HFT sent me a 20% off coupon with no limit on sale items so I treated myself to one of their Hydraulic Crimping Tools (part no 66150) for $39.95. When I got it home I was surprised at how small the crimping dies were. I'm not sure they're sized for the wire, much less the connector.

  The picture shows the AWG 4 dies with an Amp # 4 connector.

 Does anyone have experience using this tool? I'd like to hear from you before I make up my mind whether to keep the tool or not.

 	
 

    Go ahead and put a terminal onto a 4AWG wire

    and see what it looks like. I might have you send

    me the installed terminal and I'll slice it open

    for microscopic examination. How many die sets

    come with the tool?

 

 

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Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:11 am Post subject: Harbor Freight Hydraulic Crimper

At 09:07 PM 5/4/2011, you wrote:

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Rick


	


    Yeah, went to the website and looked it up.

    That's a pretty good range. Too bad they

    didn't make those hex shaped holes tailored

    more closely to the real-world of terminals.



    But then, we have no knowledge of what the

    designers were handed for design goals . . .

    nor the market demands that drove the decision

    to fabricate the tool.



    I'll be interested in seeing what your test

    crimps look like.



   Bob . . .

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Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 8:39 am Post subject: Harbor Freight Hydraulic Crimper

FYI



T&B has a rental program for tools like this. Might be a better choice than 

using a universal crimper.

http://www.tnb.com/ps/con/contractor.cgi?action=tool&ca=corp



Regards



Ron Raby



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