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Old 09-15-2009, 07:33 PM   #1
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Default Help me choose a crimper
In all my years I've only ever had to use a crimper a few times, so please be easy on me

Anyways, lately I've been finding work that requires me to do some overhead taps. So I figured I may as well go ahead and buy a crimper.

Which brings me here... what do you guys recommend? The local po-co uses h-taps with the plastic covers.. so I would like something that can do those.

I was looking at the Thomas & B TBM5... any opinions? All I'll ever need it for is #6-2/0.
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Old 09-15-2009, 07:34 PM   #2
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If you're crimping H-Taps, buy the Burndy MD6-8. H-Taps are dirt cheap, and the crimper is dirt-simple.
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Agree.. Burndy rules!
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Are you H Ttapping POCO triplex or ACSR to the service entrance conductors?

I have a T&B TBM6 w/several H Tap dies I'll let go of. Don't use it anymore
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oooooooo crimper.... thats my next purchase.
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Are you H Ttapping POCO triplex or ACSR to the service entrance conductors?

I have a T&B TBM6 w/several H Tap dies I'll let go of. Don't use it anymore
Services would always be triplex. In the near future I got some work lined up with some farmers, and I'll need it for tieing in out-buildings to pole services, but that's the same thing, triplex.

Feel free to PM me about that crimper.
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i got a burndy y39 hypress i got for 250 bucks

im thinking of getting the crimper marc has. most of the wires i crimp are 4/0 and under. only use the hypress when we have to crimp the terminals on in POCO transformers
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Thanks for the crimper info guys, i have been looking around and the ones i found were far more expensive. I plan to make a purchase soon as i will be needing one in the spring for a job i got lined up and possibly for some other work too.
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